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On 3/2/06, sai <sonicsai at gmail dot com> wrote: > > On 3/1/06, Richard Birkby <rbirkby at gmail dot com> wrote: > > > > > > On 3/1/06, sai <sonicsai at gmail dot com> wrote: > > > On 3/1/06, Richard Birkby < rbirkby at gmail dot com> wrote: > > > > I'm trying out m0n0wall on an old PC, but can't get any network > > > > connectivity. What am I doing wrong? > > > > > > > > > > > > P3 450Mhz/384Mb RAM > > > > 4x Intel Pro 100 NICs > > > > 1 harddrive (not being used) > > > > 1 DVD (m0n0wall booting from CD) > > > > > > > > After boot, I get: > > > > > > > > LAN IP address: 192.168.1.1 > > > > LAN -> sis0 > > > > WAN -> sis1 > > > > > > > > I've got a laptop sat the other side of a switch. I've tried to use > DHCP > > to > > > > configure the laptop. Nothing. I've given the laptop 192.168.1.2 and > > then > > > > pinged m0n0wall. I've also tried pinging from m0n0wall to the > laptop. > > > > Nothing. > > > > > > > > I've gone through the Interfaces setup from the console. It shows I > have > > 4 > > > > nics called fxp0, fxp1, fxp2, fxp3. fxp0 is showing (up). I've tried > > > > > configuring the interfaces myself: > > > > vlan: no > > > > lan: fxp0 > > > > wan: fxp1 > > > > opt1: fxp2 > > > > opt2: fxp3 > > > > reboot > > > > > > > > When m0n0wall reboots, it still says: > > > > LAN -> sis0 > > > > WAN -> sis1 > > > > > > > > which (given my simplistic knowledge) looks like the configuration > > hasn't > > > > been saved. (aside: where does m0n0wall save this stuff anyway? CMOS > > ram?) > > > > > > > > > > > > Hope someone can point me in the right direction. > > > > Richard > > > > > > > > > > > Assuming you have downloaded and are using the cd-rom version, you > > > need a floppy to save the config. > > > > > > OK. But I guess it should work with the default config assuming I never > need > > to change anything? Any idea what's wrong or how I can find out? > > > > > > Richard > > > > Which version of the software are you using? what was the name of the > file you downloaded? > > Did you follow http://doc.m0n0.ch/quickstartpc/ ? This was written for > a for non-pc platform but gives you good start. It's working! Here's how: I've managed to find a floppy drive. I've managed to find an old floppy disk and found a computer capable of formatting it. I've replaced the switch with a cross-over cable. (further investigation required) My last remaining question is why won't Firefox 1.5 show the SVG graphs. If I go directly to the graph.php page, the SVG shows perfectly. It's just they won't show inline. Richard |