OFF TOPIC - LINUX NETWORKING

[Gregory Nowak]

Mo,

You are running a private lan, right?
This brings one question to mind. 
Why aren't you using the 192.168.x.x ip address with your current netmask (which is the right
thing to do for private class c networks)?
Try chahnging the ip addresses as I suggested, and see if that helps.
Greg


On Tue, Jul 10, 2001 at 09:46:57AM +0100, mo.valli at bt.com wrote:
> 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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