Re: local network problem

[Bob McGowan <bob_mcgowan@symantec.com>]

Andrew Sackville-West wrote:
> On Fri, Aug 08, 2008 at 04:24:17PM -0300, Marcelo Chiapparini wrote:
> > Andrew Sackville-West wrote:
> > > On Fri, Aug 08, 2008 at 09:56:40AM -0300, Marcelo Chiapparini wrote:
> > > > Hello!
> > > >
> > > > I am running etch at home in two machines: a desktop and a laptop. Both
> > > > are connected to the web trough a switch witch is connected to a modem.
> > > > Both machines work fine regarding the internet. I want to
> > > > connect both in a lan configuration. For this purpose I installed 
> > > > samba  in both machines, and created a folder in each machine which 
> > > > can be  shared trough the network. Now the desktop see itself in the 
> > > > network but  doesn't see the laptop. The laptop see the desktop but 
> > > > doesn't see  itself. It appears that the laptop is invisible in the 
> > > > network. What  could be wrong with the laptop configuration?
> > Thank you very much for your answer Andrew,

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> A

This sounds like it could be a firewall problem, perhaps the laptop has 
blocked the ports used by Samba?

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Bob McGowan

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