Clifford Kite <kite@see.signature.id> wrote in message news:<vb6jvb.qbo.ln@corncob.localhost.tld>...
> linuxquestion@yahoo.com wrote:
>
> > ifconfig
> > eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:07:E9:3C:E3:24
> > inet addr:10.0.0.1 Bcast:10.255.255.255 Mask:255.0.0.0
> > UP BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
> > RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
> > TX packets:4 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
> > collisions:0
> > RX bytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:168 (168.0 b)
>
> > lo Link encap:Local Loopback
> > inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
> > UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1
> > RX packets:261 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
> > TX packets:261 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
> > collisions:0
> > RX bytes:17394 (16.9 Kb) TX bytes:17394 (16.9 Kb)
>
> The eth0 interfaces on both machines do not show "RUNNING" in the ifconfig
> output, which, as you can see, is present for the lo interface. It's a
> good bet that is why no communication is possible.

So, you get RUNNING, on your eth0 output?

> Although I really don't know what the missing RUNNING specifically implies,
> my *guess* would be that the cards are not correctly configured for the
> hardware.

I think that they are configured well enough. There were no drivers
before, and I installed them.