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<DIV><FONT color=#000080 size=2 face=Verdana>Hi, Many thanks to everyone for all
your previous advice & comments, </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000080 size=2 face=Verdana>however this has raised my
following queries, for which I </FONT><FONT color=#000080 size=2
face=Verdana>would really appreciate clarification.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000080 size=2 face=Verdana><EM><STRONG>Stephanie Sullivan:
Said...<BR></STRONG>'Did you check to see if the NIC's are enabled in the
bios?'</EM></FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000080 size=2 face=Verdana> Q: So what
should I look for in the Bios ?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000080 size=2 face=Verdana></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000080 size=2 face=Verdana> * At bootup it
shows: F2: Setup + F10: Utility Mode + F12: PXE
Boot<BR> * And I've checked the menu via F2, and found 2 items
that relate to the NIC's, ie:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000080 size=2 face=Verdana>a: listed under: Integrated
Devices<BR>Embedded Gb Nic1: Enabled without PXE<BR>Mac Address: (shows a 12
digit Mac address)<BR>Embedded Gb Nic2: Enabled without PXE<BR>Mac Address:
(shows a 12 digit Mac address)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000080 size=2 face=Verdana>b: and...listed under: PCI IRQ
Assignment<BR>Slot 2 Intel Corp NIC: IRQ 10<BR>Slot 2 Intel Corp NIC: IRQ
11<BR>Embedded Gb Nic1: IRQ 11<BR>Embedded Gb Nic2: IRQ 3</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000080 size=2 face=Verdana></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000080 size=2 face=Verdana><EM><STRONG>...Stephanie: also
said...<BR></STRONG>'Remove the add-in card with extra Ethernet
slots.'</EM></FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000080 size=2 face=Verdana> Q: So why would
they need to add this extra Ethernet card ?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000080 size=2 face=Verdana></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000080 size=2 face=Verdana><EM><STRONG>Chris Gebhardt:
Said...<BR></STRONG>'So, now...you'll want to ensure that you have your network
settings correct. <BR>...since you're trying to plug in to some sort
of DHCP router, and you're recycling IP addresses.<BR>...Jeff Folk had a good
suggestion on narrowing your DHCP range. <BR>...The point, however, is
that you need to allow adequate room in your network for a statically assigned
IP address.'</EM></FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000080 size=2 face=Verdana> * Originally: I
'Set & Reserved the 'static IP addresses' of the 2 routers in the 'IP Lease
Table' of my router.<BR>
(ie as:P3-192.168.0.100 &
Dell-192.168.0.110)...<BR> Q: So I'm not sure why using my
DHCP router would be a problem ?<BR> Q: Or how I would go
about, (or what is meant by) 'allow adequate room in your network for a
statically assigned IP a</FONT><FONT color=#000080 size=2 face=Verdana>ddress'
?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000080 size=2 face=Verdana><EM><STRONG>...Chris: also
said:<BR></STRONG>a: '...use a cross-over cable between the server and a laptop
or spare PC.'</EM></FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000080 size=2 face=Verdana> Q: So is this an
Ethernet cable, or a serial cable ?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000080 size=2
face=Verdana><STRONG><EM>And...</EM></STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000080 size=2 face=Verdana><EM>b: '...Configure non-routables
between the 2 systems and see if you can ping across like
that.'</EM><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000080 size=2 face=Verdana> Q: So how/where
do I 'Configure' AS 'non-routables' </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000080 size=2 face=Verdana></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000080 size=2 face=Verdana><EM><STRONG>Dudi Goldenberg:
Said...<BR></STRONG>Try dhclient eth0 and eth1 to see if any of these will get
an IP from the router.</EM></FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000080 size=2 face=Verdana> Q: I've checked
the meaning of this command online, but it's not clear. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000080 size=2
face=Verdana> So what is
'dhclient eth0' etc, actually doing
?<BR> a: is attempting to
set an IP ?<BR> b: or
reporting what the IP is already set to ?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000080 size=2 face=Verdana> Q: And what
should I see when I type: dhclient eth0 (or: dhclient eth1) </FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000080 size=2 face=Verdana>Many
thanks.<BR></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>