On Thursday 24 February 2005 19:17, SOTL wrote: > Each computer has internet capability and is fully operational in that I > can and do get web sites and e-mail to and from each. Neither computer can > ping the other.
Does computers have public or private IP addresses? ifconfig from cli and look for "inet addr:" if number after it lokks like 10.X.X.X or 192.168.X.X then you have private addresses. > First question: Do I need to install share? [Mandrake Control Center -> > Network & Internet -> Internet connection Sharing] No you do not need it. > Second Question: How do I set up computers so that they maintain DSL > addressing and are able to ping eachother? They must bee in same subnet and workgroup. > Third question: Would it be better to use a firewall/router instead of a > hub or would that add an unnecessary complication, which I do not need at > this time, to my networking attempts [attempts based on past failures]? Fierwall is allways better linksys router would be a good start. > Thanks > Frank -- Yankl Tiny IT guy. 100 % Micro$oft free. Registered linux users 181086 URL: http://yankele.com ----------------------- To mess up a Linux box, you need to work at it; to mess up your Windows box, you just need to work on it.
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