On Monday 28 February 2005 05:44 am, SOTL wrote: > Hi All > > Please disregard following help request. > > Issue disappeared when I realized that problem was caused by jarring box > with my foot causing HD drive not to be fully connected. > > Box is test setup with sliding drawers in it so HD may be easily setting on > floor by my desk in position where foot may accidentally hit HD drawer. > Which is apparently what happened. Raising the box off the floor solves a lot of problems dust dirt etc. > > Thanks for all previous help. > > Frank > > On Sunday 27 February 2005 15:46, SOTL wrote: > > Hi All > > > > Help !!!!!!!!!!!!! > > > > Sorry for screaming but I do feel a bit better now. > > > > I added 1 computer to the network so now there are a total of 3 as > > follows: > > > > MSI with name of Reality_Check @ 192.168.2.7 with Mandrake 10.1 > > HP with name Meatloaf_Night @ 192.168.2.9 with Mandrake 9.2 > > IBM with name Big_Nate @ 192.168.2.2 with Mandrake 10.1 > > > > I do not have the ability to install 10.1 on the HP with out replacing > > the CD reader with a DVD reader. > > > > From any one box I can ping either [or both at the same time] of the > > other two boxes. For example from the IBM box I can ping MSI by using > > 192.168.2.7 and/or HP by using 192.168.2.9. > > > > I can not ping either of the other boxes by using names. For example I > > can not ping MSI or HP by using the names Reality_Check or Meatloaf_Night > > nor can I ping the IBM box from either MSI or HP using Big_Nate. > > > > So, numbers work; names do not work. > > > > I was able to access the MSI box from both the HP box and the IBM box by > > using the following: > > fish://[EMAIL PROTECTED]/path/to/directory > > or fish://[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > I was not able to access any box by > > fish://[EMAIL PROTECTED]/path/to/directory > > > > I was not able to access the IBM box from either the HP box or the MSI > > box using > > fish://[EMAIL PROTECTED]/path/to/directory > > or > > fish://[EMAIL PROTECTED]/path/to/directory > > > > I was not able to access the HP box from either the IBM box or the MSI > > box using > > fish://[EMAIL PROTECTED]/path/to/directory > > or > > fish://[EMAIL PROTECTED]/path/to/directory > > > > So, one function apparently correctly two did not function as expected. > > > > I checked packages for the IBM and HP against the MSI. > > > > The MSI and IBM have the following packages installed: > > kdeutils-kdessh > > openssh > > openssh-askpass > > openssh-askpass-gnome > > openssh-client > > openssh-server > > scanssh > > sshd-monitor > > > > The HP package are somewhat different and due to inadequate notes I may > > not have the content exactly correct so we will skip that at this time. > > > > First Question: > > > > Are there other packages that are required to ssh into a box that I do > > not have listed above? > > > > Second Question: > > > > If there are no additional packages required why does one work [of sorts] > > and one not? > > > > That above [of sorts] is important as after completing I left work went > > home did laundry and returned to work to attempt to make the other two > > boxes work. > > > > Firing up all 3 computers the 2 which I was not able to access by fish > > came up normal and functioned normal. > > > > The MSi box which I was able to access by fish came up with video up to > > 3/4 way through KDE boot at which time it lost video and maybe key and > > mouse too as they did not appear to be functioning either. > > > > I shut the box down by turning power off [bad practice] since I appear to > > have no control of box. > > > > I repeated the above several times with identical results. > > > > I attempted to access box by fish and was able to do so. > > > > I placed Mandrake 10.1 disk in DVD drive and did an upgrade. > > > > Booting box after upgrade I still got blank screen and most possible no > > mouse and no keyboard. > > > > Third Question: > > > > How does one go about establishing why, how issue develops and how does > > one repair? > > > > Thanks > > Frank > > > > > /etc/hosts is a system file and can only be edited by root user. If you > > > are in KDE hit Alt+F2 and enter 'kdesu konqueror' to get a root copy of > > > konqueror file manager. > > > > > > If your IP address does keep changing, then it may be more convenient > > > to use samba instead of fish. > > > Samba allows you to join a Windows network, and you can pass files > > > between both Windows and Linux computers. > > > > > > > Since I would imagine part of my ping issue is that hostname is not > > > > set and user name may not be [not sure if user name is same as login > > > > user or if this is different user name] lets tackle username and host > > > > name first. How do I set them up? > > > > > > The user name is the login name. > > > > > > > > derek > > > > > > > > Thanks for the help > > > > Frank > > > > > > HTH > > > derek
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