[BlueOnyx:13475] Help with BlueOnyx setup...Reply to: Digest, Vol 56, Issue 1/3 (1)

[gen at ercuk.com]

Hi, Many thanks to everyone for all your previous advice & comments, 
however this has raised my following queries, for which I would really appreciate clarification.

Stephanie Sullivan: Said...
'Did you check to see if the NIC's are enabled in the bios?'

    Q: So what should I look for in the Bios ?

    * At bootup it shows: F2: Setup  +  F10: Utility Mode  +  F12: PXE Boot
    * And I've checked the menu via F2, and found 2 items that relate to the NIC's, ie:

a: listed under: Integrated Devices
Embedded Gb Nic1: Enabled without PXE
Mac Address: (shows a 12 digit Mac address)
Embedded Gb Nic2: Enabled without PXE
Mac Address: (shows a 12 digit Mac address)

b: and...listed under: PCI IRQ Assignment
Slot 2 Intel Corp NIC: IRQ 10
Slot 2 Intel Corp NIC: IRQ 11
Embedded Gb Nic1: IRQ 11
Embedded Gb Nic2: IRQ 3

...Stephanie: also said...
'Remove the add-in card with extra Ethernet slots.'

    Q: So why would they need to add this extra Ethernet card ?

Chris Gebhardt: Said...
'So, now...you'll want to ensure that you have your network settings correct.   
...since you're trying to plug in to some sort of DHCP router, and you're recycling IP addresses.
...Jeff Folk had a good suggestion on narrowing your DHCP range.  
...The point, however, is that you need to allow adequate room in your network for a statically assigned IP address.'

    * Originally: I 'Set & Reserved the 'static IP addresses' of the 2 routers in the 'IP Lease Table' of my router.
          (ie as:P3-192.168.0.100  &  Dell-192.168.0.110)...
    Q: So I'm not sure why using my DHCP router would be a problem ?
    Q: Or how I would go about, (or what is meant by) 'allow adequate room in your network for a statically assigned IP address' ?

...Chris: also said:
a: '...use a cross-over cable between the server and a laptop or spare PC.'

    Q: So is this an Ethernet cable, or a serial cable ?

And...
b: '...Configure non-routables between the 2 systems and see if you can ping across like that.'

    Q: So how/where do I 'Configure' AS 'non-routables' 

Dudi Goldenberg: Said...
Try dhclient eth0 and eth1 to see if any of these will get an IP from the router.

    Q: I've checked the meaning of this command online, but it's not clear. 
         So what is 'dhclient eth0' etc, actually doing ?
          a: is attempting to set an IP ?
          b: or reporting what the IP is already set to ?

    Q: And what should I see when I type: dhclient eth0  (or: dhclient eth1) 

Many thanks.
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