Hi Ian,
I'm pretty new to the whole network game, so forgive me if
my questions are totally ignorant. But why is there an entry
for its own IP address (192.168.0.2), and why is the
"Genmask"
255.255.255.255 instead of the NIC's netmask of
255.255.255.0?
Miark
Registered Linux User #197870
> Kernel IP routing table
> Destination Gateway Genmask Flags
Metric Ref Use
> Iface
> 192.168.0.2 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.255 UH 0
0 0 eth0
> 192.168.0.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 0
0 0 eth0
> 127.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 255.0.0.0 U 0
0 0 lo
> 0.0.0.0 192.168.0.254 0.0.0.0 UG 0
0 0 eth0
>
> and finally the resolv.conf file
>
> search firepossum.net
> nameserver 206.74.254.2
> nameserver 204.116.57.2
> nameserver 192.168.0.2
>
> If anyone sees anything wrong with these let me know i
really need to get
> this problem fixed.
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Ian K. Harrell
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
> At 02:04 18.01.2001 -0500, you wrote:
> >Post the output of:
> >
> >ifconfig
> >route -n
> >cat /etc/resolv.conf
> >
> >Bill
> >
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of
Fireman71
> >Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2001 11:50 PM
> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >Subject: RE: [newbie] local lan problem
> >
> >
> >I am using static ip addys on the local network, ppp
connection to the isp
> >is dynamic. linux machine is 192.168.0.2 and the windows
machines have
> >192.168.0.1 and .0.3. netmask on all machine is
255.255.255.0
> >
> >I do not have any other network cards in the machine, 56k
modem that is
> >external off of ttyS0. PPP works fine btw. Just the local
net isnt doing
> >anything.
> >
> >I setup the local network during installation of LM7.1 as
i have seen
> >several people post that it is usually better to do it
then and my own
> >personal experience has been that its also easier to do
it then as well. I
> >did not setup internet connection during installation
though, again in
> >accordance with advice that has been posted here in the
past.
> >
> >hostnames are all as follows and seem to be setup
correctly:
> >192.168.0.1 - windows - comp1.possumtrot.net
> >192.168.0.2 - linux - comp2.possumtrot.net
> >192.168.0.3 - windows - comp3.possumtrot.net
> >
> >Many thanks in advance,
> >Ian K. Harrell
> >[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of
Istvan Bereti
> >Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2001 4:46 AM
> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >Subject: RE: [newbie] local lan problem
> >
> >
> >Hi,
> >
> >Definitely your netcard is not properly configured on
Linux.
> >Are you using DHCP or fixed IP-s?
> >Do you have an other netcard in your linx box?
> >Check hostname and IP addresses.
> >Steve
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of
Fireman71
> >Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2001 10:38 AM
> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >Subject: RE: [newbie] local lan problem
> >
> >
> >No, i cannot ping from either of the win 98 machines to
the linux box, nor
> >from linux to the windows machines but i can ping from
one windows machine
> >to another one fine.
> >
> >Ian K. Harrell
> >[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of
Istvan Bereti
> >Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2001 3:11 AM
> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >Subject: RE: [newbie] local lan problem
> >
> >
> >Hi,
> >
> >Can you ping from the win98 the network card of the
Linux? ping ipaddr.
> >And also vica - versa...
> >
> >BR,
> >Steve
> >
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of
Fireman71
> >Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2001 9:56 AM
> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >Subject: [newbie] local lan problem
> >
> >
> >Trying to setup a linux machine as a firewall and web
server on a lan for a
> >friend of mine. He also wants the linux machine to handle
IP masqing.
> >Installed LM7.1 on a HP Vectra series 5 machine that he
had purchased off
> >the internet to use specifically for Linux. We then put a
realtek 8029 PCI
> >network card in, installed LM7.1 and all appeared to be
good in the world,
> >until....
> >
> >Trying to access anything on the local net is impossible.
100% packet loss,
> >etc, etc. Currently on the lan there are two other
machines both running
> >windows 98 and then the LM7.1 machine. Both of the
windows machines can see
> >and talk to each other fine but they cant see the linux
box.
> >
> >I double and triple checked all the system settings and
everything seemed
> to
> >be fine. Drakconf detected the network card, linuxconf
showed that all the
> >values i had entered for IP Addy, netmask, etc were fine.
> >
> >Thinking this might have been caused by a bad cable we
tried three other
> >cables with no results and also tried every free spot on
the hub with a
> >known good cable from one of the windows machines just to
make sure that
> >there wasnt a bad connection or something in the hub.
> >
> >During bootup it shows that eth0 is starting up ok and
ifconfig reports
> that
> >everything seems to be there and working fine as far as i
can tell.
> >
> >I am completely lost at what to do to fix this problem
and would appreciate
> >any and all advice.
> >
> >One thing i did notice was that when the cable was
unplugged from the
> >network card in the linux box or the hub the light on the
card showing that
> >the network connection was present went off as you would
expect it to. When
> >we plugged the cable back into the hub or the card it
returned just like
> >everything was working normally. On the hub side the
light never did come
> on
> >showing that there was a connection.
> >
> >The hub is listed as being *nix compatable and I am using
a similar realtek
> >8029 card in another linux machine at my own home with no
problems.
> >
> >Linux machine info in case this helps...
> >HP Vectra Series 5
> >P133 CPU
> >16M RAM
> >2.5Gig HD
> >Realtek 8029
> >SB AWE16
> >Generic noname (as far as i can find) SVGA video card
> >Fresh install of Linux Mandrake 7.1
> >
> >
> >
> >Many thanks in advance,
> >Ian K. Harrell
> >[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
>
