Hi All Help !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sorry for screaming but I do feel a bit better now. I added 1 computer to the network so now there are a total of 3 as follows: MSI with name of Reality_Check @ 192.168.2.7 with Mandrake 10.1 HP with name Meatloaf_Night @ 192.168.2.9 with Mandrake 9.2 IBM with name Big_Nate @ 192.168.2.2 with Mandrake 10.1 I do not have the ability to install 10.1 on the HP with out replacing the CD reader with a DVD reader. >From any one box I can ping either [or both at the same time] of the other two boxes. For example from the IBM box I can ping MSI by using 192.168.2.7 and/or HP by using 192.168.2.9. I can not ping either of the other boxes by using names. For example I can not ping MSI or HP by using the names Reality_Check or Meatloaf_Night nor can I ping the IBM box from either MSI or HP using Big_Nate. So, numbers work; names do not work. I was able to access the MSI box from both the HP box and the IBM box by using the following: fish://[EMAIL PROTECTED]/path/to/directory or fish://[EMAIL PROTECTED] I was not able to access any box by fish://[EMAIL PROTECTED]/path/to/directory I was not able to access the IBM box from either the HP box or the MSI box using fish://[EMAIL PROTECTED]/path/to/directory or fish://[EMAIL PROTECTED]/path/to/directory I was not able to access the HP box from either the IBM box or the MSI box using fish://[EMAIL PROTECTED]/path/to/directory or fish://[EMAIL PROTECTED]/path/to/directory So, one function apparently correctly two did not function as expected. I checked packages for the IBM and HP against the MSI. The MSI and IBM have the following packages installed: kdeutils-kdessh openssh openssh-askpass openssh-askpass-gnome openssh-client openssh-server scanssh sshd-monitor The HP package are somewhat different and due to inadequate notes I may not have the content exactly correct so we will skip that at this time. First Question: Are there other packages that are required to ssh into a box that I do not have listed above? Second Question: If there are no additional packages required why does one work [of sorts] and one not? That above [of sorts] is important as after completing I left work went home did laundry and returned to work to attempt to make the other two boxes work. Firing up all 3 computers the 2 which I was not able to access by fish came up normal and functioned normal. The MSi box which I was able to access by fish came up with video up to 3/4 way through KDE boot at which time it lost video and maybe key and mouse too as they did not appear to be functioning either. I shut the box down by turning power off [bad practice] since I appear to have no control of box. I repeated the above several times with identical results. I attempted to access box by fish and was able to do so. I placed Mandrake 10.1 disk in DVD drive and did an upgrade. Booting box after upgrade I still got blank screen and most possible no mouse and no keyboard. Third Question: How does one go about establishing why, how issue develops and how does one repair? Thanks Frank > > > /etc/hosts is a system file and can only be edited by root user. If you are > in KDE hit Alt+F2 and enter 'kdesu konqueror' to get a root copy of > konqueror file manager. > > If your IP address does keep changing, then it may be more convenient to > use samba instead of fish. > Samba allows you to join a Windows network, and you can pass files between > both Windows and Linux computers. > > > 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? > > The user name is the login name. > > > > derek > > > > Thanks for the help > > Frank > > HTH > derek
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