Rick Meyerhoff 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. > > (the link lights on both cards flash in unison but this ping just > "hangs" here without any output until I CTRL-C, then I get...) > > --- myW2k ping statistics --- > 8 packets transmitted, 0 received, 100% packet loss, time 7016ms > > > I am still learning about networking so please don't make any > assumptions. > > Could it be my windoze firewall (ZoneAlarm)? It does not report that > someone has been trying to ping. It's annoying to turn it off because > I only have one mouse (gave the spares away) and if I move the mouse > from the Linux box Linux stops recognizing the mouse when I replace it > and so I have to reboot. > What is in the host file on your Linux box? You should have an entry for every host (machine) on your network hostname ###.###.###.### _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list