On Fri, 4 Feb 2000, Pann McCuaig wrote: > The Win95 box sees only itself and the server---it can't reach any other > boxes on the ethernet network. The reverse is also true---the server can > ping the Win95 box when it's connected but none of the other boxes on > the network (either Win95 or Linux) can ping the dialup box.
You need to enable IP forwarding. See the netbase script. > First thought is a routing problem. Perusing the docs suggests that the > server, through the PPP 'proxyarp' option, will "pretend" to the other > machines on the network to be the dialup box. /var/log/ppp.log shows the > proxyarp option "took," but nonetheless, there is no communication > between the ppp0 and eth0 interfaces. > > Suggestions? TIA Its a routing issue so make sure you enable IP forwarding and check if other systems see the MAC address associated with the IP address of the modem. Make sure that the IP of the modem is valid on the ethernet.
