Re: Setting up LAN and ppp
sounds like the ipfwadm package acting up .. i'd suggest removing
it. check your firewall rules when you ping i bet icmp is being blocked.
nate
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On Mon, 1 Nov 1999, Taupter wrote:
> Hello
>
>
> I'm trying to put two Linux boxes (my Debian Slink and a RH one) using
> LAN and connect both to Internet via DialUp.
>
> My /etc/init.d/network is:
>
> ifconfig lo 127.0.0.1
> route add -net 127.0.0.0
> ifconfig eth0 192.168.1.1
>
> I did not insert the line
>
> route add -net 192.168.1.0
>
> cause it returns SIOCADDRT: Invalid argument
> When I try to ping 192.168.1.2 (the other computer) I get "Operation not
> permitted" even as root. When the other machine tries to ping
> 192.168.1.1 it gets timeout.
> I'm stuck. I tried to read /usr/doc/HOWTOS/anithing about setting up
> lan, but the documents are a bit confusing (pehaps I'm dumb).
>
> An interesting fact is that if I start a ppp conection (pon) an close
> (poff) upon connection, both machines start to ping nicely, and both can
> start telnet/ftp connections on the other side.
>
> Can anyone help me?
>
>
> Claudio
>
>
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