On Wed, Feb 08, 2006 at 06:18:08AM -0800, BASH wrote: > i have a network between 2 machines windows XP and a solaris 10 > > my network is built on a cross cable, my problem is that the 2 machines cant > see each others!!! > > each machine can ping it self but cant ping the other one. i want to share > files between them so what might be the problem!!!!!!
Just a few possibilities based on the information you've provided: Broken or mismade cable, broken NIC(s), broken driver(s), wrong driver(s), incorrect interface configuration on one or both hosts (particularly address and netmask), packet filtering configuration on one or both hosts, user error, autonegotiation failure or forced physical configuration mismatch. I'd suggest you focus first on establishing that you have a physical link. If the NICs have link lights, verify that both are illuminated and, if speed is indicated, that both indicate the same speed. Many Solaris network drivers expose link status parameters via ndd(1M); many also allow you to control autonegotiation and link configuration if you find that to be the cause of trouble. You should consult the driver's man page to learn about the available parameters. In most cases, however, you should never need to alter them. Once you're satisfied that you have a physical link, check the interface configurations. Both must have IP addresses statically assigned in the same network. That is, the addresses must be different but must both use the same netmask and must be the same when ANDed with that netmask. The RFC 1918 blocks are excellent choices for network numbers. Be sure that both interfaces are actually up (on XP, that the interface is "enabled"; on Solaris, ifconfig <ifname> up, and ifconfig <ifname> should report the UP flag). Try to disable packet filtering on both hosts if you haven't done so already. By default Solaris 10 does not filter; I can't say about XP, especially since I believe its defaults have changed with successive patches and you have not provided information on the patchlevel you are running. These are just the basics; if you've been over this already, you'll need to gather much more information before anyone can help you (starting with the type of NICs you're using and the interface and, if available, physical configuration of each). You should also try with a different NIC and/or a different cable if any are available. More information on Solaris 10 IP networking configuration can be found at http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/doc/816-4554/. Finally, this topic is inappropriate for this mailing list; please consider contacting your technical support providers for Solaris 10 and/or XP. If you think you've found a networking bug in Solaris, please file a bug at http://bugs.opensolaris.org with enough information to reproduce it, and use the opensolaris-bugs or networking-discuss mailing lists to discuss the problem and its solution. -- Keith M Wesolowski "Sir, we're surrounded!" Solaris Kernel Team "Excellent; we can attack in any direction!" _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
