[K12OSN] Network unreachable.

[John Lucas]

Accessys at smart.net wrote:
> this is the part that bugs me.  it is fixed and I don't have a clue
> what I did.  I took out the second ethernet card the one that formerly
> was working. rebooted the computer and restarted the router and it is
> working???
> 
> you see I'm not really a newbie at this, been running linux personally
> since Red Hat 6 or so about 8 years.  I have every one of the books
> you mention and spent at least a day on google, blackle, and yahoo not
> to mention a couple linux forums before I scream for help
> 
> what bugs the dickens out of me is when the problem is intermittent
> and I can't figure out why.    Networking is new, not Linux. and I
> know I have personally given out or set up 100's of systems.
> 

The problem seems to be, as you say, your unfamiliarity with networking 
rather than *any* operating system. The best intro text on TCP/IP IMHO 
is volume I (don't bother with the other volumes, they are more for 
developers) of Doug Comer's "Internetworking with TCP/IP". Highly 
recommended; I have had every edition since the first and it gets 
updated regularly as new standards come out. With a good understanding 
of networking, you can develop your own diagnostic tests for use with 
*any* operating system.


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