At 11:57 AM 10/24/98 -0400, you wrote:
>Gentlemen
>
>I figured if anyone knows, you all will.
>
>I have a small home network using Linux (almost) exclusively.
>I also have a laptop without an ethernet card but I have been
>able to tie it to one of the boxes using PLIP. The question
>is: Can I telnet into all the boxes once I've been recognized
>by one. So far I haven't been able to telnet into any box
>except the one I'm directly connected to. I've read the NET3
>HOWTO again and also skimmed the Crab Book a couple of times
>in the last few days (great review by the way - I needed it),
>and so far no luck.
> Is it possible to telnet into a third box using PLIP
>through ethernet??
>____ ____ ____
>| |----------------| |---------------| |
>|__| PLIP Cable |___| Ethernet |___|
>laptop shortline mainline
>192.168.192.4 eth0 192.168.192.3 192.168.192.1
>plip1 plip1 192.168.192.10
>
>from laptop:
>#telnet 192.168.192.1
>#unable to connect to remote host: Connection timed out
>
>Thanks for your time
>JC
>
>
Make sure you have IP forwarding turned on for shortline.
It has to forward the packets from plip1 to eth0. Redhat
has forwrding turned off by default. I am not sure about
other versions...
Mikkel
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