David wrote:

> I haven't setup a local network in Linux since 7.2, but I sure don't 
> remember it being this hard. I can ping each computer from the other,..
> cannot connect to it, mount it, get samba ot nfs to do it for me either.
> I can even get ifconfig and route to see it.
> 


How do yu want ifconfig see another computer? Or route for that matter?


> Is there something similar to the iptables problem that Guillaume 
> Cottenceau mentioned for the internet sharing? This really needs to be 
> setup easier. I set it up in Windows no problem, plus there is plenty of 
> good info on the net for it. Seems like there are quite a few ways in 
> Linux, but can't get it to work. I remember using swat to setup samba 
> last time and mounted the other computer. Come to think of it, the other 
> computer had Windows on it at that time and has Linux now. Not sure if 
> that matters, it should be able to mount it.
> 


Mount WHAT? To mount some resource (in any way) somebody or somthing has 
to provide (i.e. share) it.


> Any one else having any troubles with a local network? Not sure what I 
> am doing wrong.
> 


Nope, no problems. And I do not quite understand what your problem is (I 
am not sure what exactly are you doing).

-andrej

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