a) are you using cross-over cables instead of straight Cat-5?? (may be a silly question but I've seen it happen)... b) ifconfig 192.168.2.1 on one side and 192.168.2.2 on the other and try and ping back and forward... use tcpdump on every interface and look for packets...
Dave. On Fri, 19 Dec 2003, Nicholas Tomlin wrote: > Hello sluggers, > > Well, I�ve done it now... > > I bought 3 ethernet cards and hope to make a network for the three machines I > have, probably a parallel port for the laptop would have been less expensive > but... the would have been too sensible. > > If anyone can help me here: I�m about to go mad and give up to the evil darth > microbe..... > > I have 3 Computers - Objective is to file, print share and internet share as > well. > > a) 1 PC dedicated to linux on mdk 9.2 with 2 ethernet cards and dial up > connection via ppp to internet and mail server, printer and scanner, 2 x 20 > GB hdd, 512m ram > > b) 1 PC swapped between mdk 9.0 and win 98, if only for accounting, has one > ethernet card and is connected directly to the above computer - needs to be > able to print from win 98, web browsing etc from mdk 9.0. > > c) 1 Toshiba satellite laptop with mdk 9.2, onboard ethernet, is connected > directly to the (a) computer - needs to be able to print and share files with > (a) computer. > > Now despite trying my damnedest to get them to talk to each other, including > installation of the OS on the (a) computer about a dozen times (yes... I am > thick) unmentionable numbers of swear words and reconfigurations and boots, > reboots, etc, etc, they both still stare at me as if I�m brainless, cursors > blinking mercilessly refusing point blank to do anything about shared > printing, internet or even acknowledging each other down the internet cables > they are connected on. > > In the config I get that both ethernet cards are recognised, at boot, and in > the config menu as root, in the KDE system info at this point in time they > are UP and in broadcast modes, I can�t figure it out. > > Does anyone have a stepwise procedure / howto for connecting machines in the > manner I desire? I have and old sybex text but it is not very informative or > useful in this endeavour. > > My thanks in advance. > > Regards, > > Nicholas Tomlin. > > > > -- > SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ > Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html > -- David Airlie, Software Engineer http://www.skynet.ie/~airlied / airlied at skynet.ie pam_smb / Linux DECstation / Linux VAX / ILUG person -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
