Ailwyn Burgess wrote:
>
> All
>
> Boy am I having fun & games!!
>
> I have installed my network card into my linux box (RH5.2) and set it up
> (best I can).
>
> I know that the network card in my laptop is ok because it will connect to
> an NT network, but I can't telnet between the two machines (and the lights
> on the cards which show
Whoops, something got lost here. The lights show...?
> Is there any way of running a "self test" on the network card from linux?
The kernel tests your hardware on bootup. To see what the kernel found,
run dmesg (this shows you the bootup messages).
> What clients/protocols/tcp settings do I need in Win95 to make the
> connection - I'm currently using client for microsoft networks/tcp>ethernet
> binding wins is disabled dns is disabled and an ip of 192.192.192.2
> (192.192.192.1 on the linux box) and a 255.255.255.0 netmask
If you've got just a small network, I wouldn't bother using WINS, at
least not right now. It just puts extra complexity into things.
Your addresses/netmask sound OK and TCP/IP is all you need if you aren't
running WINS (which requires netbios/smb). When you test, be sure to
ping by IP address to cut name resolution out of the issue.
--
My public encryption key is available from
www.az.com/~drysdam/crypt/rysdam.gpg.html
and of course www.kerserver.net
