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Did you assign a default gateway? Can you post the output of route -n?
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Did you assign a default gateway? Can you post the output of route -n?

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Did you ping using hostname or ip address, what was the error?<br />
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Try the ip.<br />
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Is dns configured? Try moving /etc/resolv.conf and try again.
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Did you ping using hostname or ip address, what was the error?

Try the ip.

Is dns configured? Try moving /etc/resolv.conf and try again.

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i tried pinging the IP of my GW ..it failed<br />
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GW is 10.58.20.1<br />
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route -n shows<br />
<a href="https://filedb.experts-exchange.com/incoming/2012/08_w35/599641/EE.docx" target="_blank" class="file-inline" title="route results (22 KB)"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 512 512"><path d="M67.508 468.467c-58.005-58.013-58.016-151.92 0-209.943l225.011-225.04c44.643-44.645 117.279-44.645 161.92 0 44.743 44.749 44.753 117.186 0 161.944l-189.465 189.49c-31.41 31.413-82.518 31.412-113.926.001-31.479-31.482-31.49-82.453 0-113.944L311.51 110.491c4.687-4.687 12.286-4.687 16.972 0l16.967 16.971c4.685 4.686 4.685 12.283 0 16.969L184.983 304.917c-12.724 12.724-12.73 33.328 0 46.058 12.696 12.697 33.356 12.699 46.054-.001l189.465-189.489c25.987-25.989 25.994-68.06.001-94.056-25.931-25.934-68.119-25.932-94.049 0l-225.01 225.039c-39.249 39.252-39.258 102.795-.001 142.057 39.285 39.29 102.885 39.287 142.162-.028A739446.174 739446.174 0 0 1 439.497 238.49c4.686-4.687 12.282-4.684 16.969.004l16.967 16.971c4.685 4.686 4.689 12.279.004 16.965a755654.128 755654.128 0 0 0-195.881 195.996c-58.034 58.092-152.004 58.093-210.048.041z"/></svg>EE.docx</a>
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i tried pinging the IP of my GW ..it failed

GW is 10.58.20.1

route -n shows
EE.docx [https://filedb.experts-exchange.com/incoming/2012/08_w35/599641/EE.docx]

EE.docx

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Is the gw and the server connected to the same LAN segment?
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Is the gw and the server connected to the same LAN segment?

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yes , it used to work , i just did a new installation of redhat as i am working on refreshing the servers here. <br />
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So i used the same IP as before.
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yes , it used to work , i just did a new installation of redhat as i am working on refreshing the servers here.

So i used the same IP as before.

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here is some more testing that i did<br />
<a href="https://filedb.experts-exchange.com/incoming/2012/08_w35/599643/EE.jpg" target="_blank" class="file-inline" title="ee (31 KB)"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 512 512"><path d="M67.508 468.467c-58.005-58.013-58.016-151.92 0-209.943l225.011-225.04c44.643-44.645 117.279-44.645 161.92 0 44.743 44.749 44.753 117.186 0 161.944l-189.465 189.49c-31.41 31.413-82.518 31.412-113.926.001-31.479-31.482-31.49-82.453 0-113.944L311.51 110.491c4.687-4.687 12.286-4.687 16.972 0l16.967 16.971c4.685 4.686 4.685 12.283 0 16.969L184.983 304.917c-12.724 12.724-12.73 33.328 0 46.058 12.696 12.697 33.356 12.699 46.054-.001l189.465-189.489c25.987-25.989 25.994-68.06.001-94.056-25.931-25.934-68.119-25.932-94.049 0l-225.01 225.039c-39.249 39.252-39.258 102.795-.001 142.057 39.285 39.29 102.885 39.287 142.162-.028A739446.174 739446.174 0 0 1 439.497 238.49c4.686-4.687 12.282-4.684 16.969.004l16.967 16.971c4.685 4.686 4.689 12.279.004 16.965a755654.128 755654.128 0 0 0-195.881 195.996c-58.034 58.092-152.004 58.093-210.048.041z"/></svg>EE.jpg</a>
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here is some more testing that i did
EE.jpg [https://filedb.experts-exchange.com/incoming/2012/08_w35/599643/EE.jpg]

EE.jpg

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Did you configure the interface with the gateway? Please post the output of route -n
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Did you configure the interface with the gateway? Please post the output of route -n

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I am running RHEl 5.8<br />
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i have assigned IP address and subnet mask correctly on eth0<br />
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i can ping my IP but cannot pint the gw<br />
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when i do ethtool eth0 i see link is on.<br />
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Any ideas ?
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I am running RHEl 5.8

i have assigned IP address and subnet mask correctly on eth0

i can ping my IP but cannot pint the gw

when i do ethtool eth0 i see link is on.

Any ideas ?

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