I think you need to learn how to use networking on Windows. Find the Network Control Panel for the interface in question, then select Properties, then configure the IP address in their manually. You might instead also want to think about bridging the interface if you want to share an internet connection.
On Thu, 23 Jun 2005, Luiz Netto wrote: > My computer runs Linux Mandrake 8.2 and my father's computer runs Windows 98. > Both computers are (physically) connected with a USB host-to-host cable. I'd > like to make the connection work, in order to 1)share a printer that's > attached to his computer; 2)share his Internet connection (which is a cable > connection, much faster than my dial-up connection). I've been trying to > solve this problem for months, so far without any results. > > On the Linux side, I think the connection is functional, because when I use > the dmesg command to check my boot messages, I get: > > usb0: register usbnet 001/002, Prolific PL-2301/PL2302 > > which shows that my kernel is detecting the device correctly. Also, I can > create a network interface by typing, as root, > > ifconfig usb0 10.0.0.1 > > and, when I type next the ifconfig command all by itself, it shows me that > the interface is set up and running. I try > > ping 10.0.0.1 > > and it shows me, once again, that the interface is running correctly. > > On the Windows side, I think installed the driver (that comes on a CD) > correctly, even though the "Network Neighborhood" and "PC-Linq" icons, when > clicked, show only my father's Windows computer and fails to detect my Linux. > > Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated. > > Luiz > > -- /------------------------------------+-------------------------\ |Stephen J. Gowdy | SLAC, MailStop 34, | |http://www.slac.stanford.edu/~gowdy/ | 2575 Sand Hill Road, | |http://calendar.yahoo.com/gowdy | Menlo Park CA 94025, USA | |EMail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Tel: +1 650 926 3144 | \------------------------------------+-------------------------/ ------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is sponsored by: Discover Easy Linux Migration Strategies from IBM. Find simple to follow Roadmaps, straightforward articles, informative Webcasts and more! Get everything you need to get up to speed, fast. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=7477&alloc_id=16492&op=click _______________________________________________ [email protected] To unsubscribe, use the last form field at: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-usb-users
