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Re: Network Not Working!



Peter Ludwig <khan@one.net.au> writes:

> I installed Debian telling it that I was on a network (the home network,
> two machines, nothing fancy), and yet I seem to be unable to talk to the
> other machine.
> 
> This is the response I get from SMBCLIENT :
> Added interface ip=192.168.0.1 bcast=192.168.0.255 nmask=255.255.255.0
> startlmhosts: Can't open lmhosts file /etc/lmhosts. Error was No such file
> or directory

This is generally harmless, and you can ignore it for now.

> error connecting to 192.168.0.11:139 (No route to host)

Trying to use 192.168.0.xxx is asking for trouble, in my opinion.  Try
setting Linux and Windows to 192.168.1.<something>.  The files to
modify are /etc/init.d/network, /etc/hostname and /etc/hosts.  The
hosts file could look something like:

-----
127.0.0.1	localhost
192.168.1.1	linux linux.kahnnet	# I'm just making up the domain.
192.168.1.2	win95 win95.kahnnet
-----

It should look the same in "C:\WINDOWS\HOSTS" too.  Also on Win95, set
the default gateway to your Linux box.

Things to try now:

On Linux:

`netstat -rn', `/sbin/ifconfig', `ping 192.168.1.1', `ping 192.168.1.2',
`ping win95'.

$ telnet win95
Trying 192.168.1.2...
telnet: Unable to connect to remote host: Connection refused

$ smbclient -L win95 -I 192.168.1.2
[...]
$ smbclient -L win95
[... should be the same]

On Win95:

C:\>PING 192.168.1.1

Start->Find->Computer "LINUX"
Start->Run "telnet 192.168.1.1"

The output of these commands would be useful.

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