I forgot to include that. i think I did that already: This is for the host.allow file for 196.168.0.2: # # hosts.allow This file describes the names of the hosts which are # allowed to use the local INET services, as decided # by the '/usr/sbin/tcpd' server. # ALL: 127. All: 192.168.0.1 This is the host.allow for 196.168.0.1: # # hosts.allow This file describes the names of the hosts which are # allowed to use the local INET services, as decided # by the '/usr/sbin/tcpd' server. # # All: 127 All: 192.168.0.2 It still doesn't work. --- Greg Stewart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You obvoiusly have to add each machine's IP address > to the other mashine's > /etc/host.allow file. You can either do this by > simply typing the IP > address, or as foolws: > > ALL:192.168.0.x > > where 'x' is the other machines number on the > subnet. > > --Greg > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > I'm having a problem connecting two machines: one > > running Mandrake 7.1 and one running 6.1. The > machine > > running 7.1 has Roadrunner on eth0 with the IP > > assigned by DHCP and this works fine. I put a > second > > NIC car in this machine (DFE-530TX+) and it seem > to be > > working per IF config info: > > > > eth1 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr > > 00:50:BA:40:57:43 > > inet addr:192.168.0.1 > Bcast:192.168.0.255 > > Mask:255.255.255.0 > > UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 > > Metric:1 > > RX packets:10 errors:0 dropped:0 > overruns:0 > > frame:0 > > TX packets:2 errors:0 dropped:0 > overruns:0 > > carrier:0 > > collisions:0 txqueuelen:100 > > Interrupt:18 Base address:0xd800 > > > > I gave the card in the machine running 6.1 the > address > > 192.168.0.2. I set 192.168.0.1 machine as the > > gateway. The problem is I can't Ping the other > > machine. I can ping the the machines locally i.e. > > 192.168.0.1 can be pinged from 192.168.0.1. When > I > > try to Ping 192.168.0.1 from 192.168.0.2. Nothing > > happens. When I ctrl C I get a message that all > > packets were lost. The same thing happens in > reverse. > > I did happen to look in /var/log/messgaes in the > > machine that was pinged and found the following: > > > > > > Sep 12 18:37:09 cm-24-161-17-97 kernel: Packet > log: > > input DENY eth1 PROTO=1 192.168.0.2:8 > 192.168.0.1:0 > > L=84 S=0x00 I=34 F=0x0000 T=64 (#30) > > > > This appears in both machines log files for every > > packet sent. It appears there is some sort of > > security setting that is dropping the packets? I > just > > can't figure out where. > > > > Both machines have IP chains and PM firewall > installed > > since both at one time or another have had > internet > > access. The one currently with internet access > has PM > > firewall running on eth0. On the other machine I > ran > > "PM Firewall stop". > > > > Any help much appreciated. > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! Mail - Free email you can access from > anywhere! > > http://mail.yahoo.com/ > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________________ > Vous avez un site perso ? > 2 millions de francs à gagner sur i(france) ! > Webmasters : ZE CONCOURS ! > http://www.ifrance.com/_reloc/concours.emailif > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Free email you can access from anywhere! http://mail.yahoo.com/
