Here are some questions to answer...
Can you ping from the Win98 box to the linux box? Can you ping by IP?
Is the ethernet interface on the linux box up? (to find out type
ifconfig at the command prompt you should see eth0 there). Did you
set up ethernet support in the install? or afterwards?
FYI There is a hosts file in windows too...it's in the
C:\windoze dir. In 95 it was named hosts.sam by defult as a template
take off the .sam and add your machine names and ip's to use it.
Let me know if you need more help, I'll do what I can.
---Mike <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> On Tue, 12 Jan 1999, Michael wrote:
>
> > I'm currently trying to teach myself Linux. I have a system up and
> > running and I'm trying to configure the TCP/IP on it. Do I need to
> > have DNS up and running. right now all I'm trying to do is ping my
> > Win98 box.
> >
> You do not need dns for this. You can either do everything by IP
address,
> or add both hosts to /etc/hosts.
>
> --
> Mike <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> Kaufman's Law:
> A policy is a restrictive document to prevent a recurrence
> of a single incident, in which that incident is never mentioned.
>
>
==
- Jeff Buckey
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"Linux...because a 486 is a terrible thing to waste."
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