Hi, OK my home net, at the moment is as below:
CableModem-----XP PC------Linux PC Now I have some questions: 1. I have Internet Connection Sharing on the XP box, this doles out an IP to the Linux box via DHCP. I can browse from the Linux box, read news, email and ftp no problems. However when I try and use Gnomemeeting to the XP box I get a load of DNS queries coming from the Linux box, directed to the XP box, which it reckons is a DNS server, trying to find out who has the name of the linux box. It then tries to open the connection to the XP box, it sends the out TCP packets and the Q.931 SETUP packet. Netmeeting however does not respond. 2. I also have a problem when trying to configure samba via the browser, it comes back telling me connection to localhost is broken, anyone know how to cure that one ? 3. Is it a good idea to update the /etc/hosts file from the dhcp reply with the name/address doled out ? This would stop the DNS queries as the host would be fully resolved in the /etc/hosts file. Thanks for any help. Richard. PS Soon WiFi will be installed to replace the XP box as the NAT.
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