Topic: Problems with install

[Robert Birch]

I have installed the trial version of esmith 4.1.2.

I have a 3Com 3c905B PCI NIC and a noname PCI NIC.

I have previously installed Mandrake 8 on this machine and both network cards work flawlessly. Mandrake uses 3c59x for the 3Com and tulip for the noname.

I have set up the 3Com as my connection to the internet and the noname as a DHCP for the local network.

After installing esmith on a new hard drive, it doesn't work. When I use the Test Internet Connection option from the Admin console, it comes back saying it can't connect. I tried to ping the external IP Address of the esmith machine (I have 8 static IP addresses),I get a host unreachable.

Is there anyway to go to a console and check that the nics are set up properly using netconfig?

Thanks,
Robert Birch
IT Manager

[invisipunk]

From root console, using netconfig you can set a static ip or use dhcp.  If you want to check the current settings for ur nic, use ifconfig.

example:
ifconfig eth0 (if that happens to be the interface ur using)

that'll tell you your ip address, broadcast and netmask. also from admin console, during setup, check if your gateway is right. and also check /etc/resolv.conf and make sure ur name servers are right. all this may or may not be obvious to you, but this is all I can think of.  Hope this was helpful

Good luck


Robert Birch wrote:
>
>
> I have installed the trial version of esmith 4.1.2.
>
> I have a 3Com 3c905B PCI NIC and a noname PCI NIC.
>
> I have previously installed Mandrake 8 on this machine and
> both network cards work flawlessly. Mandrake uses 3c59x for
> the 3Com and tulip for the noname.
>
> I have set up the 3Com as my connection to the internet and
> the noname as a DHCP for the local network.
>
> After installing esmith on a new hard drive, it doesn't work.
> When I use the Test Internet Connection option from the Admin
> console, it comes back saying it can't connect. I tried to
> ping the external IP Address of the esmith machine (I have 8
> static IP addresses),I get a host unreachable.
>
> Is there anyway to go to a console and check that the nics
> are set up properly using netconfig?
>
> Thanks,
> Robert Birch
> IT Manager

[Robert Birch]

How do I get the root console? The only thing I get at startup is the menu of 8 options from the Admin console?

Thanks,
Robert Birch

[Invisipunk]

hold Ctrl - Alt and hit F2
that will put you at the second virtual console of your system which will give you a login prompt. enter root for user name and your password is the same as the admin password. that'll put u in the root console where u can fully control and confiure the machine. there is an option in the configuration menu for selecting console mode, change this to login. this way when ur machine boots up you will get a login prompt and not the blue config screen. if u want the blue config screen, login as admin and exit when you are done. the system is safer this way so people wont reconfiure ur server while you are away.

good luck

[Robert Birch]

I got it to work. Looks like it was failing on the noname PCI card.

I ripped it out and put in a DLink. It works great now.

Thanks for the help.

Robert Birch