Re: network problem: internet sharing

2003-07-24 Thread David A. Bandel
On Thu, 24 Jul 2003 14:43:17 +1000 Keith Antoine [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At 05:24 PM 23/07/2003 -0500, you wrote: Well, all you did was buy another problem. If you still need/want help with anything Linux, let us know. Ciao, David A. Bandel Grimace! What i need to do is manage

Re: network problem: internet sharing

2003-07-23 Thread Matthew Carpenter
I'd be interested in hearing your experience. My company has invested a lot into Linux as a firewall/router/NAT device because we can depend on them better than just about anything else available. Short of Hardware failure, Linux firewalls/routers/NAT devices are one of the most powerful and

RE: network problem: internet sharing

2003-07-23 Thread Wil McGilvery
To run ipconfig open a command prompt first - start, run cmd. Once the command window is open try ipconfig. Regards, Wil McGilvery Manager Lynch Digital Media Inc 416-744-7949 416-716-3964 (cell) 1-866-314-4678 416-744-0406  FAX www.LynchDigital.com -Original Message-

Re: network problem: internet sharing

2003-07-23 Thread Matthew Carpenter
On Wed, 23 Jul 2003 15:38:13 +1000 Keith Antoine [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The ip of the router seems to be 192.168.0.1, used for http config. I have not ips for downstairs computer either. Can I asume the this one would be 192.168.0.2 and the downstairs 192.168.0.3, or is this impossible.

Re: network problem: internet sharing

2003-07-23 Thread David A. Bandel
On Wed, 23 Jul 2003 15:38:13 +1000 Keith Antoine [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [snip] David, again many thanks but I have thrown up my hands and bought a netgear router FR114P with some bells and whistles. I now have daughters computer on the damd net at last. I am also online with XP but NOT

Re: network problem: internet sharing

2003-07-23 Thread Brett I. Holcomb
Keith, if you are talking about XP that little black window is the command prompt running and exiting. Try opening the Command prompt (start-programs-accessories-command prompt) and THEN run ipconfig. David A. Bandel wrote: On Wed, 23 Jul 2003 15:38:13 +1000 Keith Antoine [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: network problem: internet sharing

2003-07-23 Thread Alma J Wetzker
Matt, No offense taken. I was just getting a col box on the net (I mostly do development so the net wasn't critical) and I wanted to share the dialup connection with other machines on the home network. All the FAQ's and howto's told me how to setup ipchains. So I went and found ipchains and

Re: network problem: internet sharing

2003-07-23 Thread Collins Richey
On Wed, 23 Jul 2003 12:23:18 -0400 Matthew Carpenter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Microsoft tries to automate it... but AUTO is a four-letter word, because AUTO only works part of the time. And the AUTO methods tend to make you not consider some potential problem areas because they work

Re: network problem: internet sharing

2003-07-23 Thread Collins Richey
On Wed, 23 Jul 2003 18:22:39 -0500 Alma J Wetzker [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Matt, No offense taken. I was just getting a col box on the net (I mostly do development so the net wasn't critical) and I wanted to share the dialup connection with other machines on the home network. All the FAQ's

Re: network problem: internet sharing

2003-07-23 Thread Jerry McBride
On Wednesday 23 July 2003 10:50 pm, Collins Richey wrote: Stick around Alma. This group (like most others) is a mixture of those who are knowledgable and who will help anyone who asks and those who sometimes give the impression that anyone who hasn't reached their exalted level of

Re: network problem: internet sharing

2003-07-23 Thread Kurt Wall
Quoth Collins Richey: On Wed, 23 Jul 2003 18:22:39 -0500 Alma J Wetzker [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Matt, No offense taken. I was just getting a col box on the net (I mostly do development so the net wasn't critical) and I wanted to share the dialup connection with other machines on the

Re: network problem: internet sharing

2003-07-23 Thread Keith Antoine
At 12:23 PM 23/07/2003 -0400, you wrote: I'd be interested in hearing your experience. My company has invested a lot into Linux as a firewall/router/NAT device because we can depend on them better than just about anything else available. Short of Hardware failure, Linux firewalls/routers/NAT

RE: network problem: internet sharing

2003-07-23 Thread Keith Antoine
At 12:20 PM 23/07/2003 -0400, you wrote: To run ipconfig open a command prompt first - start, run cmd. Once the command window is open try ipconfig. Regards, Wil McGilvery Manager Lynch Digital Media Inc Ta for that little info. So now I have the settings, but getting them into linux ? Up till

Re: network problem: internet sharing

2003-07-23 Thread Keith Antoine
At 12:49 PM 23/07/2003 -0400, you wrote: On Wed, 23 Jul 2003 15:38:13 +1000 Keith Antoine [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The ip of the router seems to be 192.168.0.1, used for http config. I have not ips for downstairs computer either. Can I asume the this one would be 192.168.0.2 and the downstairs

Re: network problem: internet sharing

2003-07-23 Thread Keith Antoine
At 10:48 PM 23/07/2003 -0400, you wrote: On Wednesday 23 July 2003 10:50 pm, Collins Richey wrote: Stick around Alma. This group (like most others) is a mixture of those who are knowledgable and who will help anyone who asks and those who sometimes give the impression that anyone who hasn't

Re: network problem: internet sharing

2003-07-23 Thread Keith Antoine
At 11:07 PM 23/07/2003 -0400, you wrote: Asbestos undergarments are a real plus, too. There are lots of, um, strong personalities here, to be sure. The occasional troglodyte shows up. Mostly, though, a lot of really talented, smart, and entertaining people hang out here, and they kindly tolerate

Re: network problem: internet sharing

2003-07-22 Thread Keith Antoine
On Tuesday 22 July 2003 12:25 am, Alma J Wetzker wrote: Keith, I know I am just the clueless newbie here but before you reinstall XP I just want to clarify the problem in my head. The modem goes to the linux box through an ethernet card. The linux box works. The linux box has a second

Re: network problem: internet sharing

2003-07-22 Thread Matthew Carpenter
Well, you did say that the machine was running XP :) On Mon, 21 Jul 2003 10:28:59 -0400 Keith Antoine [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So there is something wrong on the downstairs machine or the connection to this machine !! Logic dictates that. -- Matthew Carpenter [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: network problem: internet sharing

2003-07-22 Thread Matthew Carpenter
No, it's sysctl, not sysclt like was originally posted. On Mon, 21 Jul 2003 06:22:06 -0500 David A. Bandel [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: sysclt net.ipv4.ip_forward=1 Ran into trouble at last command, says sysclt 'command not found'. One of those systems that doesn't use sysctl. Well, the

Re: network problem: internet sharing

2003-07-22 Thread Matthew Carpenter
Is the Linux box running a firewall that blocks ICMP or only accepts limited ICMP? On Tue, 22 Jul 2003 18:58:48 -0400 Keith Antoine [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If I can ping one way why not the other ? -- Matthew Carpenter [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.eisgr.com/

Re: network problem: internet sharing

2003-07-22 Thread David A. Bandel
On Tue, 22 Jul 2003 18:58:48 -0400 Keith Antoine [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [snip] If I can ping one way why not the other ? I've seen this stupidity from Windoze before. Pings from Linux work, but from XP, no. Could be one of several things: 1. netmask on the XP computer 2. second

Re: network problem: internet sharing

2003-07-22 Thread Alma J Wetzker
Re: network problem: internet sharing Keith Antoine [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tue, 22 Jul 2003 18:58:48 -0400 On Tuesday 22 July 2003 12:25 am, Alma J Wetzker wrote: Keith, The modem goes to the linux box through an ethernet card. The linux box works. The linux box has a second ethernet card

Re: network problem: internet sharing

2003-07-22 Thread Keith Antoine
On Tuesday 22 July 2003 10:17 am, Matthew Carpenter wrote: No, it's sysctl, not sysclt like was originally posted. It not found anyway so it must have been a typo on my part. -- Keith Antoine (GANDALF) aka 'SKIPPY' 18 Arkana St, The Gap, Queensland 4061, Australia:: PH:61733002161 Practising

Re: network problem: internet sharing

2003-07-22 Thread Keith Antoine
On Tuesday 22 July 2003 10:47 am, Matthew Carpenter wrote: Is the Linux box running a firewall that blocks ICMP or only accepts limited ICMP? I set it for HIGH security and its running stonewall, other than that ?? But then it does not matter whether ists XP I am in or linux it still refuses

Re: network problem: internet sharing

2003-07-22 Thread Keith Antoine
On Tuesday 22 July 2003 12:09 pm, David A. Bandel wrote: On Tue, 22 Jul 2003 18:58:48 -0400 Keith Antoine [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [snip] If I can ping one way why not the other ? I've seen this stupidity from Windoze before. Pings from Linux work, but from XP, no. Could be one of

Re: network problem: internet sharing

2003-07-22 Thread David A. Bandel
On Wed, 23 Jul 2003 06:41:57 -0400 Keith Antoine [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Tuesday 22 July 2003 12:09 pm, David A. Bandel wrote: On Tue, 22 Jul 2003 18:58:48 -0400 Keith Antoine [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [snip] If I can ping one way why not the other ? I've seen this stupidity

Re: network problem: internet sharing

2003-07-22 Thread David A. Bandel
On Tue, 22 Jul 2003 14:41:47 -0500 Alma J Wetzker [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [snip] I am not sure what is going on. Just to clarify some basics; each card in a machine needs its own ip address, ideally, each card should be on its own subnet. (that may not be a requirement but it sure makes

RE: network problem: internet sharing

2003-07-22 Thread Wil McGilvery
Wetzker [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2003 3:42 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Re: network problem: internet sharing Keith Antoine [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tue, 22 Jul 2003 18:58:48 -0400 On Tuesday 22 July 2003 12:25 am, Alma J Wetzker wrote: Keith, The modem goes to the linux box through

RE: network problem: internet sharing

2003-07-22 Thread Keith Antoine
At 06:47 PM 22/07/2003 -0400, you wrote: Just a thought, but could this issue be a hardware issue? Is the cable a new one or an old one? Can you test or replace the network cards with a spare? A while back I had a Linux firewall go wonky on me and I spent a lot of time troubleshooting because

Re: network problem: internet sharing

2003-07-22 Thread Keith Antoine
At 05:04 PM 22/07/2003 -0500, you wrote: No. You have networking UNIX style (the way over 100+ OSs do it, including non-UNIX OSs) and there's M$' version of networking. There are no M$ networking experts, only MCSEs (with no clue how real networking works). I doubt any of the non-UNIX MCSEs

Re: network problem: internet sharing

2003-07-21 Thread David A. Bandel
On Mon, 21 Jul 2003 15:10:59 -0400 Keith Antoine [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sunday 20 July 2003 10:42 pm, David A. Bandel wrote: Ensure the Windoze box has the correct IP and matching subnet mask. Also that it lists your upstairs box as the gateway. I'd also check the DNS addresses.

Re: network problem: internet sharing ot

2003-07-21 Thread Collins Richey
On Mon, 21 Jul 2003 06:22:06 -0500 David A. Bandel [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Your problem almost certainly lies with the XP system. Can't help you much there, XP is way too hosed for me. I have to Call Someone Else. Just an aside. I had to replace my wife's winders PC (always locking

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2003-07-21 Thread Gary Wilson
--- Collins Richey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The WinXP wizard for networking detected it's place on my LAN (Netgear router) automagically, setup for DHCP, and even enabled File and Printer Sharing without any of the screwing around I've had to do in the past. Only 1 reboot. g I was able to

Re: network problem: internet sharing ot

2003-07-21 Thread Net Llama!
On Mon, 21 Jul 2003, Collins Richey wrote: The WinXP wizard for networking detected it's place on my LAN (Netgear router) automagically, setup for DHCP, and even enabled File and Printer Sharing without any of the screwing around I've had to do in the past. Only 1 reboot. g I was able to copy

Re: network problem: internet sharing

2003-07-21 Thread Keith Antoine
On Monday 21 July 2003 07:22 am, David A. Bandel wrote: no, you said you had ip_forward=1. I just always run sysctl as part of my firewall script to make sure. Well, Keith, for what it's worth, everything on the Linux side looks good. I'd reboot the XP system downstairs (actually, I'd boot

Re: network problem: internet sharing ot

2003-07-21 Thread Keith Antoine
On Monday 21 July 2003 07:56 am, Collins Richey wrote: Just an aside. I had to replace my wife's winders PC (always locking up) this weekend. The back to school special at my local PC store for $350 was a pretty decent Celeron machine (2Gz 256M 40G harddrive LAN card etc.) with WinXP

Re: network problem: internet sharing ot

2003-07-21 Thread Keith Antoine
On Monday 21 July 2003 08:11 am, Gary Wilson wrote: --- Collins Richey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The WinXP wizard for networking detected it's place on my LAN (Netgear router) automagically, setup for DHCP, and even enabled File and Printer Sharing without any of the screwing around I've

Re: network problem: internet sharing

2003-07-21 Thread Alma J Wetzker
Keith, I know I am just the clueless newbie here but before you reinstall XP I just want to clarify the problem in my head. The modem goes to the linux box through an ethernet card. The linux box works. The linux box has a second ethernet card that is connected to the XP box elsewhere. The

Re: network problem: internet sharing

2003-07-20 Thread Joel Hammer
You might look at the action upstairs with tcpdump. Is there some firewall on the downstairs machine? Perchance, you don't have two machines with the same IP number on your network? Joel On Mon, Jul 21, 2003 at 10:28:59AM -0400, Keith Antoine wrote: I seem to have given may an incorrect version

Re: network problem: internet sharing

2003-07-20 Thread Myles Green
On Mon, 2003-07-21 at 08:28, Keith Antoine wrote: I seem to have given may an incorrect version of my internet sharing problem. The problem is NOT that I cannot share my machine with daughters downstairs machine, but that I cannot share theinternet connection. This does not entail any file

Re: network problem: internet sharing

2003-07-20 Thread David A. Bandel
On Mon, 21 Jul 2003 10:28:59 -0400 Keith Antoine [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I seem to have given may an incorrect version of my internet sharing problem. The problem is NOT that I cannot share my machine with daughters downstairs machine, but that I cannot share theinternet connection. This

Re: network problem: internet sharing

2003-07-20 Thread Keith Antoine
On Sunday 20 July 2003 09:05 pm, Joel Hammer wrote: You might look at the action upstairs with tcpdump. Ummm, my machine tells me there is no such command found. Is there some firewall on the downstairs machine? No checked that and also stooped to one on the main machine. Perchance, you

Re: network problem: internet sharing

2003-07-20 Thread Keith Antoine
On Sunday 20 July 2003 10:42 pm, David A. Bandel wrote: Ensure the Windoze box has the correct IP and matching subnet mask. Also that it lists your upstairs box as the gateway. I'd also check the DNS addresses. It has 192.168.1.2 as its IP 255.255.255.0 192.168.1.1 as GW 210.49.48.1 as DNS