On Mon, 2006-05-22 at 15:22 +1000, Nicholas Tomlin wrote: > Sluggers, > > I've used Linux for some years now but I've struck an issue on which I need a > quick fix to my ignorance on - I ask of your knowledge on the following: > > I have on this machine [195.168.0.1] Mandrake 10.1 on an AMD 64 bit Athlon 3k > cpu with .5g ram and 2 80g HDD's and typically run kde 3.2.3 as my desk top. > > I have an 8 port 10/100 ethernet network switch which permits me to connect > computers with each other, I have this machine, a Tosh A10 Satellite > [195.168.0.2] and a dual boot mandrake / windoesn't box [195.168.0.3] which > MYOB's my accounts [please tell me there is a linux replacement to MYOB]. > > network picture: > > domain tac.com.au > [nameserver 223.225.0.3] > [nameserver 223.225.0.6] > | > | > dialup ------ Modem [ppp0] ---- 195.168.0.1 --blue cable--[switch] > > | > > | > Laptop --------ethernet port------ 195.168.0.2 --blue cable--[switch] > > | > > | > accounts -----ethernet port------ 195.168.0.3 --blue cable--[switch] > > So far I am able to transfer files between the laptop and this machine, this > is done where I share photos and the like between the laptop and this > machine, for this I use gftp and log in to the user on the Toshiba and > control the transfer from 195.168.0.1. ie, I start gftp from 195.0.168.0.1, > then specify the connection to 195.168.0.2:21 user nick pswd xxxxxxxxx and > push enter and I can see the contents of 195.168.0.2 from 195.0.168.0.1, and > can freely transfer files both ways using 195.168.0.1. I would like to be > able to do this from konqueror instead of gftp [despite its brilliance] > because there are other [ugh] windows users who need to do the same thing > though they do not grok any of this, gftp would be 'too hard' for them. How > can this be done? How can it be done from [ugh] windoesn't? > > All machines have an ethernet connection available and I am using the blue > cables, can ping each computer from 195.165.0.1, but cannot necessarily ping > from, eg, 195.168.0.2 back to 195.168.0.1, it tells me the host is > unreachable despite 'ifconfig 195.168.0.1 and 2 up' on both computers - any > ideas what I have done wrong here?
Some things to play around with. Are the nic lights blinking on 0.1 when pinging from 2? Run tcpdump on 0.1 to see if ping gets there ping might be getting to 0.1 but not making it back to 2/3? # iptables -L check if firewall is not up (policy ACCEPT) What are the results from 'netstat -rn' from all machines? 192.168.0.2 and 192.168.0.3 should point to gateway 192.168.0.1 To get across interfaces eth0 and ppp0 on 0.1 echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward > > When I have the lan - ethernet - network running I seem to be precluded from > using the internet on this machine 195.168.0.1, and I can't see this machine > from 195.135.0.2, nor the internet connection via ppp0. I can have ppp0 > running and eth0 running but it will only see the eth0 interface. When I do > 'ifconfig 195.168.0.1' down' and then try the internet connection again I can > see the internet and can send / receive emails.... any ideas on what I've > done wrong with this set up? screen captures of what to do would really help > me with this.. > > Sometimes I run the laptop in windoesn't for the purpose of downloading > pictures from my LG880U camera phone [no, it won't work in linux, no drivers, > dammit]. Any ideas on how to get around this issue? It does have a bluetooth > so I might be able to get a bt card and do it via that.. ideas please? > > tia > > Nick Tomlin. > www.alarmist.com.au > We scare for you... -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
