goal: direct-Ethernet connect slitaz(netbook) to headless raspberry pi (RPi)
taking small step to accomplish goal
step #1: Ethernet connect RPi to router, Ethernet connect connect netbook to router; successful result with dbclient.
step #2: Ethernet connect RPi directly to netbook; unsuccessful result
Ethernet connect RPi directly to netbook, obtained RPi IP with hostname -I
tux@slitaz:~$ dbclient pi@---.---.--.---
dbclient: Exited: Error connecting: No route to host
How do you troubleshoot this situation to successfully connect directly both computers via Ethernet?