On Sat, Apr 28, 2001 at 01:07:43PM +0200, franck routier wrote: > Hi, > > I'm trying to configure a network between 2 local computers. > > The configuration is : > > 1 PC running sid : > 1 ethernet card to ADSL modem (eth0 10.0.0.1 pptp) > 1 ethernet card to local network (eth1 10.0.0.2) > > 1 Powerbook running potato : > 1 ethernet onboard card (eth0 10.0.0.3) > > 1 cable between them (no hub) (this is ok for only 2 computers, isn't it ?)
It's OK if you use a cross over cable. > > On the pc I did 'route add 10.0.0.3 dev eth1'. > I can ping 10.0.0.2 (eth1). > On the mac can ping 10.0.0.3. > > But I can't ping each machine from the other one. You need to set the mac to see 10.10.10.2 as the gateway. > > Did I miss something ? > Is there a way to know if the ethernet cards are well recognized ? > Can it be the cable ? > You can run the command /sbin/ifconfig eth0 as well as for eth1. You should have two entries for each card in - /etc/network/interfaces There is a man page for "interfaces." I'm assuming your sid box is a firewall. You need to have Masquerading enabled. Take a look at the HOWTOs and other docs at - http://www.linuxdoc.org/ That should give you a start. kent -- From seeing and seeing the seeing has become so exhausted First line of "The Panther" - R. M. Rilke
