[mdlug] strange network issue

[Carl T. Miller]

Gmail-otakurider wrote:
> I have a Ubuntu Server 12.04 LTS running on a dell 530. Having a strange
> route to host not found issue when I do a cold restart of the system,
> that being I turn it off for a day or so then start it.   I can ping
> it's local hard coded IP fine but no other machines. It on my local
> network and has been working up to now. If I reboot it a few times or do
> a ifdown eth0, ifup eth0 a few time it will start working. I am on a
> netgear switch and also have a few other machines on it as well and that
> have no issues.

The first thing I would do is unplug the switch for a few
minutes.  I've seen these things get squirrelly and do
stuff like this.  Since it works correctly sometimes, I
doubt that it is a configuation or driver issue.  So the
next steps would be to swap out the cable and the nic.

c