Re: Network Problem
In foo.debian-user, you wrote:
> I have a small network that looks like:
>
> workstation running Linux and Win95 <ethernet> hub <ethernet> server
> runing linux <modem> isp
>
> The server runs ipmasquerade and works fine. The problem is that
> whenever I login to the server from the ws, no connection is made untill
> the modem connects to the isp.
>
> I first thought the problem had do do with loging in using the server
> name, but even if I use the ip address as in rlogin 192.168.0.1, same
> problem.
>
> Any suggestions on what causes this behavior.
Just a guess.
rlogind requests the clients hostname from the source address
(see "man rlogind"). If the client's hostname is not listed in
the /etc/hosts file, then it will try to get it from the default
nameserver, which I assume is on the other side of your modem at
the ISP. The quick-fix is to add your Linux/Win95 client's hostname
as an entry in the /etc/hosts of the server, assuming that you don't
have any DNS servers running on your local network.
-Mitch
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