Check the /etc/hosts file to see if jupiter is listed on your network.
See if the windows box and jupiter are on the same subnet
See if jupiter is up or not.
Suresh Ramasubramanian [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> -----Original Message-----
> From: M.Selva Kumar [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Tuesday, April 18, 2000 6:31 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: [LIH] Getting Bad IP address.
>
>
> HI,
> while I am pinging my linux server from windows machine I am getting Bad
> IP address.
>
> That is,
> Our server name is jupiter and its ip address is 192.168.8.1.
> My windows machine gateway is 192.168.8.1
> While I am pinging server
> ping jupiter
> I am getting bad IP address.
>
> Can you pelase help me?
> Thanks and Regards
> selva
>
>
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