On Tue, 04 Mar 2003 21:13:47 -0800 Sevatio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Pierre Fortin wrote: > > On Tue, 04 Mar 2003 20:35:06 -0800 Sevatio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > >>OS: Mandrake 9.0 > >> > >>I'm not sure if this is possible but I'll see if any of you guys know > >>how to do this. > >> > >>I have a cable modem connected to a hub. Then two linux boxes > >connected> > >>to that hub. They each have their own IP addresses. When I transfer > >>files from one to the other, the speed is limited by the speed of my > >>internet connection (which is around 256kbps). > >> > >>How do I make it so that my linux boxes can transfer files at the > >>maximum LAN speed of the hub? Or to rephrase: how do I route the > >>packets so that they don't have to go out to the internet and then > >come >back to the other pc but instead go straight through the hub from > >one pc> > >>to another? > > > > > > Are the IP addresses in the same subnet? What are the IP addresses > > _and_ netmasks on each* host? > > > > * asymmetric routing is a possibility if all hosts don't agree on > > their view of the subnet. > > > > > > Yes, same subnets (255.255.255.248) for both pcs. OK... let's try again... for a start, can you give the output of "route -n" for each host? Somehow, I've always believed what a system tells me over what a user tells me... :)
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