[linux-help] Re: Ethernet problem

[Jonathan Hall <jonhall@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Sounds like DNS resolution (or in this case, the hosts file) is likely
wrong, or it's a routing problem.

What happens if you ping the IP address and not the hostname?


On Fri, Sep 01, 2000 at 01:14:04PM -0500, Ryan Claycamp wrote:
> At 12:17 PM 9/1/2000 -0500, you wrote:
> >>5. Can you establish any type of connection between the two, in either
> >>    direction? Like telnet, ssh, or something else?
> >
> >Everyone, except cad1, can talk to mail.  Telnet is turned off, but ssh, 
> >pop, ping, etc. all get to and from mail.  I tricked cad1 into talking to 
> >mail by sshing into cad2 and then sshing into mail.  Mail cannot talk to 
> >cad1.  I just discovered that mail must think it is cad1.  I sshed from 
> >mail to cad1 and got mail's login screen and my directory on 
> >mail.  Depending on how cad1 is "feeling" connections to it can be made, 
> >but get dropped in a short time.  A minute or two later they can be made 
> >again.
> 
> The part about mail thinking it is cad1 got me wondering if mail was really 
> pinging cad1.  It is not.  I watched net traffic and nothing left mail 
> while it pinged and heard from cad1.  I don't know what that means or how 
> to fix it.  Any ideas?
> 
> Ryan
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