3.5. Coyote Linux Bootup

There are two network card in your Coyote Linux, one (LAN) is connected to the Skolelinux/Debian-edu server, either directly with a crossover cable, or via a switch, the other (WAN) is your network connection. Sometimes it can be a bit difficult to determine which of your network cards is which, especially if they are both of the same brand. The procedure I use to determine which card is which, is to use a crossover cable and connect it to the network card in the Skolelinux/Debian-edu main server.

1. First I start the Coyote Linux without any cable in the network cards

2. Then I use the crossover cable to connect Coyote Linux with the Skolelinux/Debian-edu main server, (make sure it goes into the NIC labeled eth0 if the mainserver is setup as a combi-server).

3. Then I login to the main server and try to ping the Coyote Linux machine with the command ping -c10 10.0.2.1 or alternatively try to ping the main server from Coyote Linux with the command ping -c10 10.0.2.2.

4. When you get an answer, like

ping -c10 10.0.2.1
PING 10.0.2.1 (10.0.2.1): 56 data bytes
64 bytes from 10.0.2.1: icmp_seq=0 ttl=63 time=0.6 ms
64 bytes from 10.0.2.1: icmp_seq=1 ttl=63 time=0.3 ms
64 bytes from 10.0.2.1: icmp_seq=2 ttl=63 time=0.3 ms

LAN network: UP

It's normal that you see WAN network: down at this point, since you have booted without any cables in the network cards.

Once you have determined the role of each network card, then you reboot with all the cables connected.

Different Names Used for the network cards

The two network cards are called various names in Coyote Linux. It's a bit confusing and inconsistent. Here is an overview: