Nick R on Fri, 20 Aug 1999 23:13:07 -0400 (EDT)


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Re: [Plug] Linux/W95 LAN


Well the light that's supposed to tell you that the connection's working is on.


From: Aaron Brown <linux@fsckit.com>
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Subject: Re: [Plug] Linux/W95 LAN
Date: Fri, 20 Aug 1999 06:34:49 -0700 (MST)

Try replacing the ethernet cable on the linux box.  Or test it to see if
that is the problem.

--
-Rune

Walk a Mile in another man's shoes, and you will risk getting Athlete's Foot...

In the Depths of the minds of the insane Fantasy and Reality are the
same...

On Thu, 19 Aug 1999, Nick R wrote:

:Date: Thu, 19 Aug 1999 21:53:41 PDT
:From: Nick R <laktar@hotmail.com>
:Reply-To: plug@lists.nothinbut.net
:To: plug@lists.nothinbut.net
:Subject: [Plug] Linux/W95 LAN
:
:I'm trying to set up an ethernet LAN in my house. I've got a W95 box hooked
:byto a hub which is hooked up to a Linux box. The Linux box is 192.168.1.1 &
:the W95 box is set to 192.168.1.2. I can't ping one w/ the other, but each
:can ping itself. When I ping the Linux box from the W95 box the light for
:the W95 box on the hub blinks. When I ping the W95 box from the Linux box it
:doesn't, but it does blink when I ping the broadcast address from the Linux
:box (192.168.1.255). Both boxes have subnets set to 255.255.255.0. I know
:I've probably missed something really obvious (to somebody who knows what
:they're doing), but I just can't think what it is. Do I need to enable
:something on the W95 box? Maybe the Linux box (the ethernet interface is
:already enabled in case you're wondering)? Other than what I've mentioned, I
:haven't configured anything in either box that I'd think would make a
:differenct (I did configure the ppp interface & it is on on the Linux box
:though).
:
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