[arachne] Re: Ethernet

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On Mon, 27 Oct 2008 16:16:34 +0930, Greg Mayman wrote:                       
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My numbers are:
192.168.1.64 and 192.168.1.65

192.168.1.254 to activate the internet modem.

Perhaps you schould try every possible combination for the last numbers.

If IRC "ping" for DOS can disclose a valuable connection.

Regards, Bastiaan


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> On Fri, 24 Oct 2008 16:33:53 +1000, Ron Clarke wrote:

>> Try using 192.168.1.1
>> or        192.168.1.2

>> With only two computers in the LAN, these are the most likely
>> addresses, one for each.

> Glenn sent me his configuration and batch files for EZNOS, and told me
> to use 192.168.1.100 which is what they are set up for, and which works
> for him. But it won't work for me.

> Your suggestion sounds intuitively correct, although in my experience
> things are rarely that simple. What "stands to reason" is almost always
> wrong.

> However, I am not one to let that stand in my way. I ran the DOS comp in
> the Ethernet boot which loaded the Ethernet driver and packet driver and
> started EZnos, then fired up the XP (it won't connect if the other
> ethernet is not ready and waiting when it boots).

> Initial check: placing the cursor over the LAN icon in the status bar of
> the XP gave the message:

> Local Area Connection
> Speed: 100.0 Mbps
> Status: connected

> I opened LeapFTP and entered the address 192.168.1.1 and got the
> message: "Connection failed (No route to host)."

> Repeated with 192.168.1.2 and got the same result.

> Tried again with 192.186.1.100, but it was the same.

> Ah, well, I'll try almost anything at this stage. There must be
> something that works <GGG>

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> and remember what peace there may be in silence.
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