OFF TOPIC - LINUX NETWORKING

[mo.valli at bt.com]

Gregory,

The linux boxes are configured as follows--
box1:
ifconfig eth0 132.146.209.80 netmask 255.255.255.0 up
box2:
ifconfig eth0 132.146.209.81 netmask 255.255.255.0 up
windows box:
IP: 132.146.209.88 netmask: 255.255.255.0

Now, as I mentioned in the previous mail, either one of the linux boxes will
network with the windows box using a crossover, but the linux boxes will not
network with each other.
Additionally, yesterday I purchased a 4 port hub and with this, non of the
machines will network. The TX light flashes on the port wich I'm using to
ping, but nothing on the RX port which I'm pingging
further more, if I use the windows box to ping the linux box, I can see RX
errors on the linux box using 'ifconfig'.
If I use FTP from the linux box to the windows box, I get the message 'no
route to host'

All of the ports on the hub wich are connected to machines, shows active
once the Ethernet cards are initialised. Also, the TX LED on the hub for the
port that is connected to the windows machine flashes sporadically.
Associated with this, when I network the linux box with the windows box
using a crossover, I noticed that the RX packet count increased
sporadically, even when the network wasn't being used.

I have frankly ran out of ideas. Please hlp!!!

Regards

Mo.

-----Original Message-----
From: Gregory Nowak [mailto:romualt at megsinet.net]
Sent: 09 July 2001 17:56
To: speakup at braille.uwo.ca
Subject: Re: OFF TOPIC - LINUX NETWORKING


Hi,

What's your network config like on the slackware boxes?
Greg


On Mon, Jul 09, 2001 at 02:14:22PM +0100, mo.valli at bt.com wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Can someone please help?
> 
> Basically, I have three PCs, one with WinMe and two with slakware Linux
> 7.21. Now, I am able to network either one of the Linux PCs with the WinMe
> PC using a crossover Ethernet cable, but I am unable to network the two
> Linux PCs together. ping works with the WinMe and Linux networking
> combination in either direction, but not with the two Linux PC combination
> network. Further more, when I check the Ethernet ports after issuing the
> ping command, the TX bytes field shows 0. and this is the same on both
Linux
> PCS.
> 
> 
> Kind regards
> 
> Mo.
> 
> 
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