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I am having a problem getting my linux computer networked with my other
computers on my small network. While my other computers can ping each
other through tcp/ip, the linux box cannot ping the ip addresses of the
other computers, nor can they ping the linux box.

Setup:
    2 PCs running Win98
    1 PC running Redhat Linux 6.1
    Linux PC using LINKSYS EtherPCI LAN
    1 LINKSYS 5 port Hub
    file: conf.modules reads "alias eth0 ne2k-pci" (setup by Redhat
software upon discovering new hardware)

Symptoms:
1. Linux PC can ping itself, and it appears that the network card my be
setup properly (no error messages on loading).
2. When the Linux PC attempts to ping the other computers, it reports
that the network is unreachable.
3. The other computers can ping each other, but not the Linux PC.

Question:
1. How can I confirm that the Linux PC network setup is working from the
Linux box?
2. Should any computer that is setup for tcp/ip on the hub be able to
ping the other?
3. What is a good simple setup for IP addresses, DNS, etc.,  for a local
network?

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Thanks, in advance.

-Hal

: 2. When the Linux PC attempts to ping the other computers, it reports
: that the network is unreachable.

Then they ARE unreachable. You don't have a route to them configured is
what that tells me, and the kernel knows it! Look at the output from
/sbin/route -n.

: 1. How can I confirm that the Linux PC network setup is working from the Linux box?

By looking. Please check out the NET-4-HOWTO.

Peter

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Quote:>Symptoms:
>1. Linux PC can ping itself, and it appears that the network card my be
>setup properly (no error messages on loading).

That's not very helpful as far as error analysis is concerned.
Please post the output of "dmesg" , "ifconfig" and "route -n" .

Quote:>2. When the Linux PC attempts to ping the other computers, it reports
>that the network is unreachable.
>3. The other computers can ping each other, but not the Linux PC.
>Question:
>1. How can I confirm that the Linux PC network setup is working from the
>Linux box?

By checking the settings. See above.

Quote:>2. Should any computer that is setup for tcp/ip on the hub be able to
>ping the other?

Yes, as long as your cableing and your TCP/IP addressing scheme is
correct.

Quote:>3. What is a good simple setup for IP addresses, DNS, etc.,  for a local
>network?

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192.168.0.0 network, no DNS but a hosts file .

You may want to read a good book about TCP/IP networking .

Michael
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