Subject: Re: Problems getting i386 talking to sparc with ethernet
To: David Gilbert <dgilbert@jaywon.pci.on.ca>
From: Charles M. Hannum <mycroft@mit.edu>
List: port-i386
Date: 03/14/1996 22:59:20
   >> The sparc then changes it's tune to 'ping sendto: host is down'.
   >> Conversely, if I ping from the 386, I get 'ed2: device timeout' a
   >> few times before ping responds with 'ping sendto: host is down' ...

This is the failure mode when carrier is lost.  It really sounds like
your network is stuffed somehow, or you've configured the NE[12]k for
the wrong connector type.