In foo.debian-user, you wrote: > I have a small network that looks like: > > workstation running Linux and Win95 <ethernet> hub <ethernet> server > runing linux <modem> isp > > The server runs ipmasquerade and works fine. The problem is that > whenever I login to the server from the ws, no connection is made untill > the modem connects to the isp. > > I first thought the problem had do do with loging in using the server > name, but even if I use the ip address as in rlogin 192.168.0.1, same > problem. > > Any suggestions on what causes this behavior.
Just a guess. rlogind requests the clients hostname from the source address (see "man rlogind"). If the client's hostname is not listed in the /etc/hosts file, then it will try to get it from the default nameserver, which I assume is on the other side of your modem at the ISP. The quick-fix is to add your Linux/Win95 client's hostname as an entry in the /etc/hosts of the server, assuming that you don't have any DNS servers running on your local network. -Mitch
