Sasa,
     thanks for the prompt reply.
Unfortunately this is not the problem.
I connected my PC to the m0n0wall via a hub, even
tried just a x-over cable.
None of these worked.


cheers,
dg

--- Sasa Stupar <sasa at stupar dot homelinux dot net> wrote:

> 
> 
> --On 11. december 2005 21:40 -0800 d google
> <dgoogle at yahoo dot com> wrote:
> 
> > Please be gentle, its my first post.
> >
> > Just downloaded and installed generic-pc-1.2.img
> onto:
> > 1. VIA CL10000 motherboard + 512M RAM
> > 2. 2 x onboard Rhino NIC ports
> > 3. Netgear 10/100 PCI card
> > 4. IDE Hard disk
> > 5. keyboard and display
> >
> > m0n0wall identified:
> > dc0 Netgear NIC   (my LAN interface)
> > vr0 Onboard Rhino (my WAN interface, not
> configured at
> > this time)
> > vr1 Onboard Rhino (my DMZ interface, not
> configured at
> > this time)
> >
> >
> > 1. Installed image using knoppix + command:
> 'gunzip -c
> > generic-pc-xxx.img | dd of=/dev/hda bs=16k'.
> > 2. System boots ok.
> > 3. Configured the LAN port and IP for my
> management
> > network + NO DHCP server on LAN + NO VLANs.
> > 4. Tried to connect to LAN interface with
> management
> > host.
> >         This FAILS.
> > 5. Rebooted box.
> > 6. Tired to connect to LAN interface again.
> >         This FAILS.
> >         I checked the screen after reboot and it
> shows
> > the IP I configured on the LAN interface.
> >         This indicated to me that writing changes
> to
> > HD is ok.
> >
> > 7. Tried sniffing the network to see if anything
> was
> > coming out of the LAN interface.
> >         NOTHING from the LAN interface.
> >
> > During the installation all NIC interfaces where
> > identified and the one I am using for the LAN was
> up.
> >
> > Can anyone shed any light on what this problems
> may
> > be?
> >
> > Any assistance would be appreciated.
> >
> >
> > cheers,
> > dg
> 
> I ahd once issue like this but I have solved by
> recycling the power of my 
> cable modem because it remembers the MAC address of
> the NIC first time 
> accessed. Now each time I change NIC which connects
> to cable modem I know I 
> must recycle power.
> Hope this can help.
> 
> -- 
> Sasa Stupar
> 


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