RE: [LI] RH 6.1 Machine hangs on issuing a PING!!!

[Chetan Kumar S <chetansk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Fri, 10 Dec 1999, ctdept wrote:

> 
> 2.  What does 'hangs' mean here? Just stops working and responding to
> everything or anything else?

<snip>

Does this card have interrupt conflit with any other cards, try 
cat /proc/interrupts

Well, is this a plugnplay card ?? 

Thanks
Chetan S

> 
> It just stops responding.  The only way left is to reboot.  Keyboard hangs
> and the display hangs.  Alt+Fn keys do not take me to another virtual
> terminal.
> 
> 3.  Check what does 'cat /proc/sys/net/ipv4/icmp_echo_ignore_all' spits. If
> that is 1, make it 0. This makes it respond to pings.
> 
> It is giving 0.
> 
> 4.  If that entry is already 0, its time for wild guesses :). Are you sure
> that ICMP echo support is compiled into the kernel?
> 
> I have not touched the kernel at all.  It is the default 6.1 installation
> that came with PCQ CD.
> 
> 5.  More of wild guesses :) Are the DNS entries (/etc/hosts to be more
> specific) in all the machines properly configured?
> 
> Yep.  I am sure.  When they work with other operating systems, it should not
> be a problem only from this machine I suppose.
> 
> 6.  u mean to say, u can telnet/ftp/http to and from your irritant??? what
> is
> the o/p of ifconfig??
> 
> No.  I am not able to telnet.  The machine is not able to participate in the
> network.  The output of ifconfig seems to be reliable; er.. the usual stuff
> showing its IP address et al.
> 
> Any further guesses and help?
> 
> TIA
> Ramakrishna
> 
> --------------------------------------------------------------------
> The Linux India Mailing List Archives are now available.  Please search
> the archive at http://lists.linux-india.org/ before posting your question
> to avoid repetition and save bandwidth.
> 

--------------------------------------------------------------------
The Linux India Mailing List Archives are now available.  Please search
the archive at http://lists.linux-india.org/ before posting your question
to avoid repetition and save bandwidth.