OK, I found what the problem was! I could not ping my Windows XP machine because of the Cisco VPN Client. It has an option called "Stateful Firewall (Always on)". Note that this is in effect even while the Cisco client is not running. I turned off the option and ping worked!
Thank you, Internet. Now on to learning about NAT etc. so that my Windows machine can connect to the internet. Prashant. On 6/16/05, Prashant Verma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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] > -- 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
