> Today's Topics: > 7. home-networking (yashwanth cp) > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: [LIH] home-networking > Date: Sat, 23 Mar 2002 18:57:02 -0800 (PST) > From: yashwanth cp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > hi, > i have two comps at home with linux and all reqd > hardware installed.i want to network the two comps so > that they can share files,printer and a net > connection. > this is what i have done- > 1 comp - IP add 192.168.1.1(set using ifconfig) > hostname yash > /etc/hosts has 192.168.1.2 suri apart from > other entries. > > 2 comp - IP add 192.168.1.2(set using ifconfig) > hostname suri > /etc/hosts has 192.168.1.1 yash apart from > other entries. > > then i used route command in both the comps to add the > appropriate host in each comp. > when i try to ping 192.168.1.2 from 192.168.1.1 i get > the error destination host unreachable. > so i used arp utility on both the machines > > arp -s yash .......... > > now when i use ping there is no error that dest is > unreachable,but then there is nothing > displayed.finally when i press ctrl-c the message is > xx packets transmitted 0 recieved 100% packet loss. > > what else am i supposed to do to get the network > up&running > > also from the time i set hostnames for my comps > sendmail and apache donot start(infact the comp hangs > when i try starting sendmail) > > thanx in advance, > yashwanth.c.p >
Yashwant, check your default gateway.Set them properly.Have a look at /etc/sysconfig/network.. Hope this helps.. Thanks and regards. Mahantesh. _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ linux-india-help mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-india-help
