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Date: 24 Apr 1996 13:50:00 +0100
From: chrimek@rimki.toppoint.de (Christoph Rimek)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc
Message-ID: <67VUDh7Jo$B@rimki.toppoint.de>
References: <4litk5$ogc@picasso.idt-isep.ipp.pt>
Subject: Re: NetBSD and NE2000 compatible adaptors.
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Hello

In article <4litk5$ogc@picasso.idt-isep.ipp.pt>, core (core@idt-isep.ipp.pt) wrote:

>   I have installed NetBSD 1.1 in my PC, I have configured my
> network adapters with ifconfig, and everything OK:
>
>     ifconfig ed0 xxx.yyy.zzz.252
>     ifconfig ed2 xxx.yyy.zzz.253
>
>   but when I try to ping to a machine in my network, I get:
>
>     ping xxx.yyy.zzz.10
>     ed0: device timeout
>
>   Any sugestions anyone ?

Maybe a conflict for the router? Two interfaces on the same subnet may
not work; you have to split your part of the network into subnets and
tell your router and the interfaces an appropriate netmask.
Every network interface (ethernet card) has to reside on a different
network (subnet, ...).

-cr

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Christoph Rimek, Kiel, Germany  (+49 431 57601)      chrimek@toppoint.de