Re: Help w/ XP networking with Debian

[Joe <joe@jretrading.com>]

In message <3LHKL-5XR-51@gated-at.bofh.it>, R Ransbottom 
<rir.gsmi@verizon.net> writes
> On a network of debian machines I need to add a MS XP host.
> I have very little experience with MS OSes, I've been a linux
> user since 0.9? and a Unix user before then.
>
> A Layout->CNC program requires a XP host and external
> support and email need to go with that.  So I am adding
> a XP host.
>
> Initial setup looked good, XP finds my DHCP server, resolves
> off of my DNSmasq server, pings local hosts fine and finds it
> way though my little Linksys router to browse the world.
>
> But when I try to use the local dovecot IMAP server i find
> no joy.  At first I'm prone to suspect the IMAP server but it
> is working with other local hosts.   I find I can telnet:143
> to the IMAP server and login.  Outlook Express doesn't make the
> connection it yields a 0x800ccc19 error.

Does Google help with that? [A quick look suggests asking if you are 
using AVG anti-virus?]
> Then I find that my XP host ignores localhosts' pings.
> I disable XP firewalling but it makes no difference.
>
> I'll be happy to list versions and error messages but I'll pause
> because I think I'm missing some aspect of setting up XP.
Not that I'm aware of. I used Thunderbird on XP to read from Courier 
IMAP on Debian today, and I've used OE on the same machine. Most of my 
IMAP folders were created with OE. I can't see any simple reasons, 
possibly some fault with your OE or XP, or the anti-virus issue.
--
Joe