At 08:51 PM 1/31/02 -0600, I wrote: >I'm trying to switch my in-home network from static IP addresses to >dynamic. But having consistency problems between Win98 and Linux (RH7.2) >machines. > >1) I'm using a Linksys cable/dsl router to assign IP addresses via >DHCP. I took all machines out of the respective "hosts" files except for >localhost and the 192.168.1.1 router/gateway. >2) My win98 machines are set to "obtain an IP address automatically" -- >and they do >3) The win98 machines can find each other by name using ping. They also >can via "network neighborhood" but I realize that this is via SMB >4) My win98 machines can not find my Linux webserver (in-home only) >5) Linux machines are also getting its IP address dynamically. In this >case, using dhcpcd >5) My linux machines can not find my windows machines by name, either >6) My linux machines can ping ftp.cdrom.com and get successful responses. >7) I am not running Samba on the either Linux machine > >What am I doing wrong?
I appreciate all the talk about Linksys support being not the best, Cat5 and other wiring problems, and Zoom modem horror stories. However, does anyone have a clue what's wrong in my setup? Do I have to run a DNS proxy inhouse to get my local network of dynamic IP addresses to talk to each other by name? Is it a Windows vs Linksys issue, SAMBA needed, DNS proxy needed, go back to static IP's on the Linux machines (despite the Linksys getting its DNS via DHCP)? Any ideas? -- Terry Stockdale -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Baton Rouge, LA website: http://www.dadstoy.net ================================================ BRLUG - The Baton Rouge Linux User Group Visit http://www.brlug.net for more information. Send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] to change your subscription information. ================================================
