I have a couple of ideas here. First, I don't think you should show a
route between the two machines - flat network, no routing necessary once
the packets hit ethx. Second, can each machine ping itself?
On Mon, 25 Oct 1999, Marco Fioretti wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I just installed Mandrake 6.1 on both my desktop (D)
> and laptop( L).
>
> Now I'm trying to connect the two via Ethernet,
> but, even after reading the PCMCIA howto, NAG, etc..,
> and giving all commands at the root prompt , I came
> to a dead end on ARP.
>
> My configuration is:
>
> D: 192.168.1.1 polaris.net.local
> L: 192.168.1.2 avalon.net.local
>
> When pinging from D to L, tcpdump on both machines says:
>
> D arp who-is 192.168.1.2 tell at polaris.net.local
>
> L arp who-is 192.168.1.2 tell at polaris.net.local
> arp reply 192.168.1.2 is-at <its Ethernet address>
>
> ARP request make it to the laptop, it (says that) is answering,
> but the desktop doesnt see nothing, so the whole thing dies
> right there.
>
> Pinging the other way never makes it to the desktop.
>
> ifconfig on both machines says eth0 is ON, with settings as shown in
> the Network Administrator Guide, and route -n shows routes from
> each computer to the other (forgot floppy with log at home, I'll
> post it tomorrow if needed)
>
> telnet says no route to host, or network unreachable.
>
> All hardware seems to be OK (PCMCIA ETHERNET card gives
> two high beeps as expected, and is recognized/configured,
> according to system logs. Both cards blink green to show
> the link is ON...)
>
> Any suggestion is welcome..
>
> TIA,
> Marco
>
