Johnny Fulcrum wrote:
> On Fri, 22 Aug 2003 13:05:43 -0500, Rick Meyerhoff <rick at eworld3.net> 
> wrote:
> 
>> I still have not been able to get my network (just a crossover cable) 
>> to work right. At this
>> point I can ping from w2k to Linux but not from Linux to w2k. Here is
>> what happens when I try:
>>
>> [rick at myLinux rick]$ ping myW2k
>> PING myW2k (192.168.1.2) 56(84) bytes of data.
>>
> 
> 
> Humm...  can you ping the IP address of your windows box instead of it's 

same problem

> name?  PING is saying that the IP address of myw2k is 192.168.1.2 - is 
> that true?
> Do you have a Name Server that is resolving names on you LAN?  Just 
> wondering how ping is knowing the IP address of the windows box...

I just use hosts files on both machines and they look right.

> 
> I'm kinda new to this too, these are just some thoughts I had   :)


-- 
Eric (Rick) Meyerhoff
rick at eworld3.net
952-929-1659


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