[gentoo-user] Network connection repeatedly failing!

[Samuel Baldwin]

I'm trying to install Gentoo 2006.0 AMD64, on a brand-new AMD64 machine,
system specs are below:

CPU: AMD ATHLON-64 3200+ 939 pin
RAM: 1024MB (two 512mb sticks), PC-3200/400
NETWORK CARD: 10/100MBPS RJ-45 integrated
160GB UDMA SATA HD
300GB HD (EIDE, ATA)

Temperatures check out at system: 28C and cpu: 31C, so I don't think it's an
overheating problem.

I'm set up in an office, my IP needs to be 10.0.0.100, Gateway is 10.0.0.1,
and DNC is 10.0.0.221. No proxies, just need those specific things. I tried
running "net-setup eth0", which worked, untill I tried to ping
www.google.com, and 10.0.0.1 (and other computers in my workplace).

When I run ifconfig, I get this:
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:28 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
                TX Packets:28 errors:0 dropped:2 overruns:0 carrier:0
                collisions: 0 txqueuelen: 0
                RX bytes: 3080 (3.0 KB) TX bytes:3080 (3.0kb)

Which doesn't look shabby, except for the dropped:2. But otherwise, to me,
it looks like it would work (I'm no expert anyways, as you have no doubt
determined)

When I run "ping 10.0.0.1" (I stop with ^C), I get THIS:
                 PING 10.0.0.1 (10.0.0.1) 56(84) bytes of data.
                 From 10.0.0.100 icmp_seq=1 Destination Host Unreachable
                 From 10.0.0.100 icmp_seq=2 Destination Host Unreachable
                 From 10.0.0.100 icmp_seq=3 Destination Host Unreachable
                 From 10.0.0.100 icmp_seq=5 Destination Host Unreachable
                 From 10.0.0.100 icmp_seq=6 Destination Host Unreachable
                 From 10.0.0.100 icmp_seq=7 Destination Host Unreachable
^C
--- 10.0.0.1 ping statistics ---
9 packets transmitted, 0 recieved, +6 errors, 100% packet loss, time 8010ms
, pipe 3
livecd root #

Which, on the other hand, does not look so good. I've already tried
"ifconfig eth0 ${IPADDR}.....", and the like.

Please, if anyone has some insight, please share it with me. I've got an
abundance of other ethernet cards, if it sounds like this is a hardware
error. I'd very much like to install Gentoo (I have a universal disk, I know
I can do a networkless installation). Eventually, when I return home, I can
use dhcp, but not for a few days, and I much rather have my computer running
by then.

Also, does anyone know of a tool that allows you to play audio from a
terminal? Basically, sending audio to standard audio out? I'd like to be
able to listen to music (all .ogg and .mp3, if it makes a difference), while
in runlevel 3. This is a side comment, and do not waste time answering
this/looking it up if you don't know off hand.

Thanks a metric ton,
-- 
Samuel (shardz)

Noha+Shardz Productions: nsproductions.co.nr

Registered Linux User #410639

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