make sure they both plugged into the hub/switch properly or crossover cable is connecting properly (heaven forbid, check your coaxial cable is working right)
your problem from there is most likely that you havent set your network settings correctly
you might pick something like
windows IP 192.168.0.1 NETMASK 255.255.255.0
linux IP 192.168.0.2 NETMASK 255.255.255.0
other settings arent really that important, make sure they arent set or they will cause problems
then try pinging 192.168.0.1 from linux or vice versa.
Dean
Brad Dolph wrote:
I'm hoping someone can help with a problem I am having getting a Microsoft box and Linux box to recognise each other. The Microsoft box is running XP Pro and the Linux box is running Fedora. The IP addresses appear to be set up properly on each box but I cannot ping one to the other. Both boxes work well independently.
I've checked the devices and everything seems to be working properly. When I ping I get destination host unreachable message.
Please help Thanks,
Brad
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