Re: Creating my first LAN
On Wed, Mar 24, 2021 at 10:34:53AM -0500, Richard Owlett wrote:
> This is essentially a reading list request.
> I have never administered a LAN and believe in "learning by doing".
> I have two laptops with clean installs of Buster. During installation server
> software was installed on *ONE* of them. Communication will be via WiFi. The
> MATE panel's network connection icon for each laptop shows the existence of
> WiFi sources in the neighborhood.
>
> Any specific suggestions for reading?
> What internet search terms will lead to productive results?
> TIA
>
>
Back to the 20 questions email:
* You've got two laptops which can connect via wifi to your wifi appliance -
the T-Mobile hotspot?
* They pick up an IP address via DHCP?
* The IP addresses are on the same subnet?
* If ICMP is not blocked - can you ping from one to the other / can you use
nslookup or similar to see that there is connectivity?
* Do both have connectivity to the Internet - can you use one of them to look
up information from the 'Net while you work on the other, for example?
* Server software - what do you want to DO?
* What is it that you've installed to allow you to do that?
"I've bought a car: I believe in learning by doing: can anybody give me advice
on how to drive it - [Grand Theft Auto seemed to give advanced driving
techniques that might be beyond me ... ] "
would not be an appropriate introduction to beginning to learn to drive,
for example : help us to help you.
All best,
Andy Cater
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