I wouldn't know if this is an iptables problem...If it is, how do I fix it? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Howard Lowndes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Romeo Chua" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <slug@slug.org.au> Sent: Friday, March 25, 2005 11:04 AM Subject: Re: [SLUG] Telnet-"No route to host" error
> This wouldn't be an iptables problem would it. > > > On Fri, 2005-03-25 at 10:58, Romeo Chua wrote: > > I have just setup a home network of 2 PCs (see configuration below). > > > > Hostname: David > > Pentium 166 with 32 MB memory running Redhat5.0 (Linux 2.0.32) > > > > Ifconfig: > > lo Link encap:Local Loopback > > inet addr:127.0.0.1 Bcast:127.255.255.255 Mask:255.0.0.0 > > UP BROADCAST LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:3584 Metric:1 > > RX packets:2 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 > > TX packets:2 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 > > > > eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:05:1C:21:0A:C0 > > inet addr:192.168.1.2 Bcast:192.168.1.255 > > Mask:255.255.255.0 > > UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 > > RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 > > TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 > > Interrupt:10 Base address:0x6000 > > > > Routing table: > > Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref > > Use Iface > > 192.168.1.0 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 1 lo > > > > Hostname: Goliath > > AthlonXP 1700+ with 256MB memory running Fedora Core 3 (Linux 2.6.9) > > > > Ifconfig: > > eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:05:1C:21:0F:4C > > inet addr:192.168.1.1 Bcast:192.168.1.255 > > Mask:255.255.255.0 > > inet6 addr: fe80::205:1cff:fe21:f4c/64 Scope:Link > > UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 > > RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 > > TX packets:21 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 > > collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 > > RX bytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:1913 (1.8 KiB) > > Interrupt:10 Base address:0xd400 > > > > lo Link encap:Local Loopback > > inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0 > > inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host > > UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1 > > RX packets:1781 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 > > TX packets:1781 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 > > collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 > > RX bytes:1736361 (1.6 MiB) TX bytes:1736361 (1.6 MiB) > > > > Routing table: > > Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref > > Use Iface > > 192.168.1.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 0 > > 0 0 eth0 > > 169.254.0.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.0.0 U 0 > > 0 0 eth0 > > > > I have tried pinging from David to Goliath and vice versa with no > > problems. > > > > My problem is that I can telnet from Goliath to David with no problems > > but when I telnet from David to Goliath, I get > > a "No route to host" error message. I have tried to set the default > > route to 192.168.1.1 (Goliath's IP address) but I still get the same > > error message. > > > > Please any help would be appreciated. > > > > regards > > Romeo > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > -- > > SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ > > Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html > -- > Howard. > LANNet Computing Associates; > Your Linux people <http://www.lannetlinux.com> > ------------------------------------------ > "When you just want a system that works, you choose Linux; > when you want a system that just works, you choose Microsoft." > ------------------------------------------ > "Flatter government, not fatter government; > Get rid of the Australian states." > > -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
