On Thu, 10 Jul 2003 16:35:51 -0700 Tom Lombardo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > I am trying to get my laptop, running RedHat Linux 8, to connect to my > desktop, running Windows XP, both of which are attached to my Dell > router. The desktop is attached with a cable, and the laptop is > connected with a wireless card. Please tell us the IP/netmask of each interface (router and systems) > > I can ping the router from my laptop just fine, and I can connect to > the Internet as well (thanks to Fourmun, who replied to an earlier > post to this excellent newsgroup). Note: XP has a "firewall" "feature" you may need to disable. Sometimes XP outsmarts itself. > > But I can't get the laptop to connect to the desktop so I can back up > files and use the printer. I am using KDE and Konqueror, and I've > gone through the LISa set-up. The network's name is "earthfirst" and > the router's name is "my.router" and the desktop's name is "DESKTOP". > When I type in "lan://earthfirst" or "lan://my.router" or > "lan://DESKTOP" in Konqueror or in the terminal window command line, > the laptop can't connect. I mention all of this becuase I think it is > relevant. Let's get TCP working first. NetBEUI is braindead and needs help, but won't work at all if the TCP/IP stack/routing is hosed. > > Also, the "route" command does not work in my Linux terminal window, > so I can't check to see what the laptop sees. When I type "route man" > in the terminal I get the manual page for "route", but when I try to > run the "route" command I get a "bash: route: command not found" > error. This has happened to me before, where a command will show up > in the manual but it won't run when I try to use it. That seems weird > to me. Try running it as root or using a full path /sbin/route -n > > If you have any suggestions as to how I can get my laptop to write > files on the desktop and use the printer, I would be very grateful. > > _______________________________________________ > Linux-users mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Unsubscribe/Suspend/Etc -> > http://www.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users > Ciao, David A. Bandel -- Focus on the dream, not the competition. Nemesis Racing Team motto GPG key autoresponder: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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