[Gllug] annoyiong "No Route to host"

[John Hearns]

On Thu, 2005-03-03 at 10:10 +0000, Tethys wrote:
> John Hearns writes:

> 
> In which case, I'd have to assume that the 8-port box doesn't have the
> IP address he expects. Access should still be possible by forcing an
> arp cache entry on the Linux box, and then once you have a shell on the
> Cyclades, set an IP address as appropriate.
Indeed. 
If the Ethernet switch is manageable, you should be able to do an snmp
query and get the MAC address registered on the port it is plugged into.

> >192.168 addresses shouldn't route to anywhere.
> 
> Sure they should. Just not over the Internet. 
Sorry - that's what I meant.

But I still say get a technician to put a cable in its serial port
and get a Minicom session running.
Have had to do similar with network switches/RAID arrays/power
controllers in the past.

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