This ultra E 250 is not able to ping any machine and nslookup fails as well. Detailed info follows /etc/hosts /etc/netmasks /etc/nodename /etc/resolv.conf /etc/defaultrouter /etc/defaultdomain /etc/hostname.hme0 /etc/nsswitch.conf (with dns against hosts entry) have been configured. when I do ping yyy.yyy.yyy.yyy from xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx I get this back ICMP Host Unreachable from gateway Testbox (xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx) for icmp from gateway testbox(xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx) to yyy.yyy.yyy.yyy nslookup www.yahoo.com cant find server for address IPADRESS1 : No response from server cant find server for address IPADRESS2 : No response from server cant find server for address IPADRESS3 : No response from server Default servers are not available ifconfig -a returns lo0: falgs blah blah blah hme0: flags mtu index 2 inet IPADDRESS netmask ffffff00 broadcast Broadcast Address. netstat -r returns me a 3 line o/p (2 lines for hme0 and one line for lo0) Dest GW Flags Ref Index Interface xxx.xxx.xxx.0 Testbox U 1 8 hme0 224.0.0.0 Testbox U 1 0 hme0 I dont understand what this 2nd entry is for and why doesnt the defaultGW is not the one in my /etc/defaultrouter. The network connection from the switch is to the 0th link on the box. Any Suggestions? Thanks!

try it by hand : - ifconfig hme0 unplumb - ifconfig hme0 plumb - ifconfig XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX netmask YYY.YYY.YYY.YYY broadcast ZZZ.ZZZ.ZZZ.ZZZ up -- xxx = ipadd. -- yyy = netmask -- zzz = broadcast - route add default GGG.GGG.GGG.GGG -- ggg = gateway 224.0.0.0 is multicast

Have you installed the recommended patch cluster on this machine? If not, please do so, then try again. If still no joy then try sys-unconfig and set up your network parameters again. Regards Mark