Solaris + Switches + VLANs = wtf?

[Lennart Sorensen]

On Mon, Nov 08, 2010 at 03:18:37PM -0500, Timothy Hildred wrote:
> > If you are ON that subnet directly with an interface, what do you need a
> gateway (on that subnet FOR that subnet) for?
> 
> I am only ON that subnet in theory; i set a static IP on that subnet.
> 
>  >Can you ping 172.XX.236.21? What exactly is the problem, you cant access
> ANY resources on that subnet?
> 
> I cannot ping .21 from any other boxes on the 172 subnet, nor can i access
> any resources on the 172 subnet from the solaris box that i have statically
> assigned .21 on that 172 subnet
> 
> >Can you post the interface config?
> 
> sure:
> bash-3.00# ifconfig -a
> lo0: flags=2001000849<UP,LOOPBACK,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4,VIRTUAL> mtu 8232
> index 1
>         inet 127.0.0.1 netmask ff000000
> bnx0: flags=1000803<UP,BROADCAST,MULTICAST,IPv4> mtu 1500 index 2
>         inet 172.XX.236.21 netmask fffffe00 broadcast 172.XX.237.255
>         ether 0:1c:c4:6a:bb:10
> e1000g0: flags=1000843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4> mtu 1500 index 3
>         inet 192.168.X15.13 netmask ffffff00 broadcast 192.168.X15.255
>         ether 0:1b:78:5d:c9:1e
> e1000g1: flags=1000843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4> mtu 1500 index 4
>         inet 192.168.X16.13 netmask ffffff00 broadcast 192.168.X16.255
>         ether 0:1b:78:5d:c9:1f
> 
> One thing that is obvious here is that the RUNNING flag is not set on the
> interface in question. I don't know if thats because it has been incorrectly
> configured, or because it has not connection.

It normally means no link.  Does the card even have a link light on?

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Len Sorensen
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