On Sat, 17 Aug 2002 @ 6:42pm (-0700), Jeffrey Ohlmann wrote:

JO> I have a new installation of NetBSD 1.5.3 i386. I have used earlier
JO> versions of NetBSD on the mac68k platform, but this is my first
JO> experience with 1.5.x and the i386 port.
JO>
JO> I have read all of the documentation repeatedly, and as far as I can
JO> tell I have made all the necessary network configurations--ifconfig,
JO> mygate, hosts, nsswitch.conf, resolv.conf--but I am unable to reach any
JO> other hosts on my internal network.
JO>
JO> The i386 can ping itself at the loopback and at its own assigned static
JO> IP, but any attempts to ping other machines result in "send to: host is

	This error is a result of the inability to ARP for a host.

JO> down". I have tried two different cables to no effect. I can see
JO> activity on the hub at the port for the i386. The i386 cannot be
JO> reached by other hosts either. The hardware is known to have been
JO> working under other operating systems previously.

	include your NIC card info form dmesg (/var/run/dmesg.boot)

JO>
JO> I am looking for suggestions of what to try next. The 1.5.3 rc.d method
JO> is new to me, so perhaps I have overlooked something there and do not

	use tcpdump(1) to have a look around.  Just:

	# tcpdump | tee /var/log/tcpdump.out

JO> know it.
JO>
JO> Many thanks,

    debug debug debug.
JO>
JO> Jeffrey Ohlmann
JO>
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