On Thursday 24 February 2005 20:12, Derek Jennings wrote: > On Friday 25 February 2005 00:17, SOTL wrote: > > Hi All > > > > As a user not a geek I have worked with and used Linux for some time but > > until recently I have not had the opportunity of using my computers on > > anything but dial up internet connections. Currently I have that > > opportunity. I would purchase a book on networking except that I have > > several older ones which did not help when I attempted networking several > > years ago. Likewise I find on line Howtos impossible since there are so > > many contradictory ones addressing different issues. > > > > What I would like to do is network 2 linux computers so that one may copy > > files from one to the other and possible other connections later such as > > storing a data base on one that may be read by another. > > > > Physically what I have is 2 computers 1 running Mandrake 10.1 and 1 > > running Mandrake 9.2 [sorry this computer can not be upgraded to 10.1 > > with current hardware and my current knowledge as that would mean network > > installation or the purchase of additional hardware or CDs] connected > > together with a hub which is also connected to an eithernet RJ45 line and > > the internet. > > I doubt very much if your hub is directly connected to the internet. > You mean it connects to a DSL modem or router? Both computers seem to work, > so they must both have IP addresses, and something is performing NAT > (Network Address Translation) or else they could not both work at the same > time. Can you be more specific please?
Local LAN is not mine, nor do I currently have access to which previously I did so I am going from memory. Earhernet line from ISP goes as you suggested to DSL modem which in tern is connected to [if I understand correctly] a switch [which could be a hub] which splits into 4 or 5 computer connections and to at least one additional switch [or hub]. Here is where I am vague. One of the lines from one of the first or second [I know not which] goes to a wireless router which is used to transmit signal from main building to secondary building where my current office is. Signal from wireless router is at that point picked up by internal wireless cards in 3 computers and by my wireless bridge. Bridge is connected to my 2 test computers with Mandrake 10.1 and Mandrake 9.2. > > 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. > > If you have enabled the shorewall firewall then pings are disabled by > default. If you want to enable ping put > ACCEPT net fw icmp 8 > into /etc/shorewall/rules and restart shorewall Fire wall was set to default in both computers at time of installation. Does that mean I have shorewall Installed and need the above modification. I just checked configuration on 10.1; firewall is set to off. Not certain on 9.2 box at this time but believe it to be same as 10.1 box. > > First question: Do I need to install share? [Mandrake Control Center -> > > Network & Internet -> Internet connection Sharing] > > No > If you want to share files between Linux computers and you are a KDE user > the 'fish' protocol is ideal. See > http://www.jennings.homelinux.net/kio_fish.html As I understand the instructions I need SSH running on both computers and I access remote computer by: fish://[EMAIL PROTECTED]/path/to/directory Here is where my lack of knowledge of Mandrake and linux enters. I have not set up either SSH or hostname. SSH may be set if and only if it was set automatically during installation. Since I would imagine part of my ping issue is that hostname is not set and user name may not be [not sure if user name is same as login user or if this is different user name] lets tackle username and host name first. How do I set them up? > > derek Thanks for the help Frank
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