[cobalt-users] really dumb newbie - stymied out of the box!

[isao <isao@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello kind people,

Okay laugh at me.  I got a used Qube 2 that the previous owner says was 
restored w/ the Restore CD.  So it had the factory config.  But I can't 
get it working. <sob>

The LCD status seems to be saying the correct things. I've been RTFM and 
the KB like crazy.  Am I the only guy who can't get this up and running 
in 15 minutes?  :)

Here are two condensed descriptions of what I've tried:

Day 1: I gave the Qube a dummy IP#, like 1.1.1.1, and a subnet of 
255.255.255.0.  I tried connecting to it via a laptop with a crossover 
cable to the Qube's primary port, with the client running TCP/IP, with a 
different IP#, but same subnet.  No dice.

Day 2: I bring the Qube to work, plug it into a spare 10BaseT port with a 
regular cable to the Qube's primary port.  I reset it.  I assign it a 
valid static IP# that my Mac had been using. I switched my Mac to DHCP in 
a seperate LAN ethernet port (not the Qube's secondary one).  And I still 
can't connect to the Qube from my Mac via the IP#.  The network runs 
TCP/IP et al, and works for my Mac...

Please help!

Thanks in advance,

Isao