> network -- two computers: my Linux box and a Win95 laptop machine. My
> Linux box is running RedHat 6.1 (basic workstation install) and has a 3Com
> ISA network card which works fine and is recognized by Linux. I setup the
> network interface on Linux by using
>
> ifconfig eth0 192.168.1.1 netmask 255.255.255.0 up
>
> When I run route -n I see that the 192.168.1.0 route has been added to the
> table for the eth0 device. In Windows, I set the laptop to be 192.168.1.2.
> However, when I ping from my Win95 machine I get the message 'request timed
> out.' I can't telnet or do anything else.
>
> I checked the output of ipchains -L and it has ACCEPT for everything. Could
> someone please tell me if I'm making some sort of simple mistake?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> -roger
ok. here's what I can think of.
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1. Did you remember to reboot the windows machine after you
set the IP address?
2. How are these ( physically ) hooked up? 10base2? 10baseT:
through a hub?
directly connected?
did you remember to use a crossover cable if it's not through a
hub?
3. I can't remember if this applies to 3com cards, but sometimes
if they have both 10base2 and 10baseT on the card, you have to tell
the kernel which to use:
ifconfig eth0 media 10baseT
if none of this helps...
do you see a link light on both of the cards?
could it be a bad cable?
hope this helps
greg
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