Re: [newbie] Really small LAN of 2
I agree with Sridhar. I think the fact that the machine's name is localhost, is causing a bit of a problem. It could very well be the firewall as well. But edit this file: [root@r2d2 sysconfig]# cat network NETWORKING=yes FORWARD_IPV4=false HOSTNAME=MACHINE-NAME-HERE DOMAINNAME=DOMAIN.ORG-HERE Edit that, restart the network, and other services. I'm not sure if bastille runs as a service or not. But just to be sure do a: /etc/init.d/network restart That must be done as root of course. I'd edit the /etc/hosts and make sure you fix the first line that holds the 127.0.0.1, since that seems to get messed up quite often. And add the correct names and IP address. The basic form goes as follows. 127.0.0.1 localhost.DOMAIN.ORG localhost 192.168.0.1 router.DOMAIN.ORG router 192.168.0.2 aj.DOMAIN.ORG aj The names can be switched around if you'd like, it will still work, I actually have them switched so it shows the short name instead of the long name when you do a `w` on the machine. From there try running that ping. Going both ways of course. Then try and ping the outside world. I'd suggest naming the Linux box something like ROUTER since that's what it appears to do, or go with a theme. A lot of people have network themes and a lot of companies do. My them would be StarWars. (YODA, R2D2, JEDI, CHEWBACCA) At work we use various themes. Elements, Greek gods, and the ever so popular, cartoon names. tdh -- T. Holmes - UNIXTECHS.org [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Real Men Use Vi! Uptime: 10:57am up 3 days, 21:52, 4 users, load average: 0.00, 0.00, 0.00 | On Mon, 30 Jul 2001 11:41, Dennis Myers wrote: | I have two computers connected via a hub. Localhost (linux) is the Samba | server and also a client, AJ is an windows box client. | Currently, AJ can connect to the internet through localhost using | localhost firewall also, AJ can ping 127.0.0.1 but can not ping the | localhost 192.168.0.1 | Localhost can ping both the name AJ and the address 192,168.0.2 | In network neighborhood on AJ, AJ shows up but not localhost, all are set | up on localgroup. I know, real original on the names ha. | So, does anyone know what I may have set up incorrectly to prevent AJ from | pinging the localhost address? Samba is so close to being configured I can | taste it. TIA for any assistance. | | localhost (and localhost.localdomain) is a name that is normally used by | a computer to refer to itself via a loopback interface. Perhaps this is | causing some kind of confusion on your network. Try renaming localhost to | something else. | | -- | Sridhar Dhanapalan. | There are two major products that come from Berkeley: | LSD and UNIX. We don't believe this to be a coincidence. | -- Jeremy S. Anderson | --
[newbie] Really small LAN of 2
I have two computers connected via a hub. Localhost (linux) is the Samba server and also a client, AJ is an windows box client. Currently, AJ can connect to the internet through localhost using localhost firewall also, AJ can ping 127.0.0.1 but can not ping the localhost 192.168.0.1 Localhost can ping both the name AJ and the address 192,168.0.2 In network neighborhood on AJ, AJ shows up but not localhost, all are set up on localgroup. I know, real original on the names ha. So, does anyone know what I may have set up incorrectly to prevent AJ from pinging the localhost address? Samba is so close to being configured I can taste it. TIA for any assistance. -- Dennis M. registered linux user # 180842
Re: [newbie] Really small LAN of 2
On Mon, 30 Jul 2001 11:41, Dennis Myers wrote: I have two computers connected via a hub. Localhost (linux) is the Samba server and also a client, AJ is an windows box client. Currently, AJ can connect to the internet through localhost using localhost firewall also, AJ can ping 127.0.0.1 but can not ping the localhost 192.168.0.1 Localhost can ping both the name AJ and the address 192,168.0.2 In network neighborhood on AJ, AJ shows up but not localhost, all are set up on localgroup. I know, real original on the names ha. So, does anyone know what I may have set up incorrectly to prevent AJ from pinging the localhost address? Samba is so close to being configured I can taste it. TIA for any assistance. localhost (and localhost.localdomain) is a name that is normally used by a computer to refer to itself via a loopback interface. Perhaps this is causing some kind of confusion on your network. Try renaming localhost to something else. -- Sridhar Dhanapalan. There are two major products that come from Berkeley: LSD and UNIX. We don't believe this to be a coincidence. -- Jeremy S. Anderson
Re: [newbie] Really small LAN of 2
Are you using Linux-Mandrake 8.0? If so your firewall is probably preventing the ping from happeneing. Bastille automatically does not trust ANY incoming TCP/IP packets coming in on ANY network card in the Linux box (Localhost), therefore it thinks that AJ is a hacker trying to break in to Localhost. You may have to manually edit the config file. If you installed Bastille, it's running by the time your desktop comes up. As root, open kwrite, and open /etc/Bastille/Bastille-Firewall.cfg . read through it as you edit. All will be understood. Pay attention to the line that says TRUSTED_IFACES . It probably states the lo is the only trusted interface (IFACES are actually the network card(s) in your Linux box).Then either restart bastille , /sbin/bastille-firewall start, (don't use the quotation marks) or reboot. Then restart samba, and make sure that you have set up your users smbadduser AJ:AJ for example, where AJ is the exact spelling (Upper or Lower case) of the username used on the windows box.. You should be in good shape after that. Dan LaBine On July 29, 2001 09:41 pm, you wrote: I have two computers connected via a hub. Localhost (linux) is the Samba server and also a client, AJ is an windows box client. Currently, AJ can connect to the internet through localhost using localhost firewall also, AJ can ping 127.0.0.1 but can not ping the localhost 192.168.0.1 Localhost can ping both the name AJ and the address 192,168.0.2 In network neighborhood on AJ, AJ shows up but not localhost, all are set up on localgroup. I know, real original on the names ha. So, does anyone know what I may have set up incorrectly to prevent AJ from pinging the localhost address? Samba is so close to being configured I can taste it. TIA for any assistance.
