So I just emerged after being forced off the net due to a BSNL problem :-). I will check for the ICMP ping, but I suspect it is a routing problem, because when I run nmap on my FC3 with the IP address of the XP machine, nmap says that the "host appears to be down".
OK, I am still at it :-) Once I see the XP machine, the next step is NAT or IP masquerading. -Prashant On 6/14/05, GOSSAMER PENGUIN <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > attaboy ! > check if winxp firewall is configured to silently ignore ICMP ping ( i.e > invisible ) . > also it looks you are new to net-working - it's so much fun that way - the > best > way and most efficient/robust way to share a DSL or any other type of > internet > connection is to use a simple lowly pentium 166/16Mb ram/2 lan cards as a > dedicated NAT/IPMASQ box and firewall for which linux & BSD are well suited. > it's much simpler than it sounds and shall serve you well as your network > grows . > a very simple floppy-based linux like coyotelinux ( www.coyotelinux.com ) is > ideal for the purpose - give it a try . > - pinaki. > > > >From: Prashant Verma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: [email protected] > >To: [email protected] > >Subject: Re: [ilug-cal] Connecting two computers through a "switch"? > >Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2005 10:06:13 +0530 > > > >Today morning, when I turned on the whole setup, everything was well > >:-). I can now ping from my XP machine (which has 1 network card) to > >my FC3 machine (which has 2 network cards). I cannot ping the other > >way round and I am trying to figure that out, but now that my > >computers can talk to each other, that's pretty good start. > > > >:-) > >/pv > > > > > >-- > >To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the body > >"unsubscribe ilug-cal" and an empty subject line. > >FAQ: http://www.ilug-cal.org/node.php?id=3 > > _________________________________________________________________ > Can't have enough of SRK? http://server1.msn.co.in/sp05/iifa/ Help him bag > the award. > > > -- > To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the body > "unsubscribe ilug-cal" and an empty subject line. > FAQ: http://www.ilug-cal.org/node.php?id=3 > -- http://www.saltlakesoft.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the body "unsubscribe ilug-cal" and an empty subject line. FAQ: http://www.ilug-cal.org/node.php?id=3
