Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (6210 mails)

[Bernd <bernd@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Monday 10 October 2005 20:02, david rankin wrote:
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bernd" <bernd@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Kevanf1" <kevanf1@xxxxxxxxx>; <suse-linux-e@xxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, October 10, 2005 6:33 PM
> Subject: Re: [SLE] Networking - SuSE 9.3 & WinXPx2 - wireless and wired
>
> > On Monday 10 October 2005 02:27, you wrote:
> >> On 10/10/05, Bernd <bernd@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >> >Should (can) I
> >> > disable the dhcp server on the router and statically assign addresses
> >> > to
> >> > my cards on each box, and in the same sub?  Keep in mind that my end
> >> > desire is to have Box #2 and Box #3 route to the internet through Box
> >> > #1,
> >> > and to file and print share between them all.
> >> >
> >> > Bernd
> >>
> >> Sorry but I'm puzzled as to why you should have to disable dchp on
> >> your router.  I have a fairly similar set up as yourself.  I have
> >> three PCs dotted around the house (one in my workshop only set up a
> >> few days ago).  The all have internet access via a D-Link router modem
> >> (wired).  On the upstairs PC I have Win2k, on the donwstairs one I
> >> alternate between SuSE 9.3/9.1 Ubuntu/Kubuntu and others that I just
> >> test but all on separate drives, I'm not installing uninstalling all
> >> the time.  The workshop PC has Vector Linux as it is rather old and
> >> SuSE is too demanding for it.  Now, my problem is similar to yours.
> >> If I pop a Win2k hard drive into the downstairs PC I can see and
> >> access all printers shared files etc on the upstairs one.  I cannot do
> >> so with any of my Linux disks.  I believe this is down to my samba
> >> configuration file not being set up properly yet.  But why should I
> >> have to turn off dchp (on the router don't forget) for Linux when I
> >> don't have to for a Win2k drive?  This set up has worked in the past
> >> on one of my 9.1 set ups but I don't have a clue how I set it up :-(((
> >>
> >> So, I believe that what you may need to do is edit your samba config
> >> file the same as I have to...
> >
> > I can't even ping the other devices, with one exception; I can ping my
> > linux
> > box (Box #1) from my WinXP box (Box #3).  I am able to ping each boxes
> > own network cards though.  Ping'ing should have nothing to do with the
> > Samba
> > config.
> >
> > Before I can even think about file and print sharing, and internet,
> > between
> > all the boxes, I need to get the network cards to see each other.
> >
> > Bernd
>
> First,
>
>     How are you pinging the boxes? By hostname? By IP address? It almost
> sounds like you devices are not on the same subnet. If you can ping by IP
> but not by hostname, then you have a name resolution problem. See
> /etc/hosts and /etc/resolve.conf on the linux box and LMHOSTS on the XP
> box. The nmbd part of Samba provides name resolution if configured as a
> wins server. Unless you have a local dns running, then having the samba
> wins server running or configuring /etc/hosts, etc.. is the only way you
> will get local name resolution.
>
> More info would be helpful...

here's copy of my /etc/hosts file:

# IP-Address  Full-Qualified-Hostname  Short-Hostname
#

127.0.0.1       localhost
192.168.15.110  suse.koepsell suse
192.168.15.111  paf.koepsell paf
192.168.15.1    router.koepsell router
192.168.15.2    wrouter.koepsell wrouter

# special IPv6 addresses
::1             localhost ipv6-localhost ipv6-loopback

fe00::0         ipv6-localnet

ff00::0         ipv6-mcastprefix
ff02::1         ipv6-allnodes
ff02::2         ipv6-allrouters
ff02::3         ipv6-allhosts

Here's copy of my /etc/resolv.conf file:

#
search koepsell
domain koepsell
nameserver 69.28.32.16
nameserver 69.28.32.180

Here's ping results (same whether using ip or host.domain or host):

suse:/home/bernd # ping suse.koepsell
PING suse.koepsell (192.168.15.110) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from suse.koepsell (192.168.15.110): icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=0.050 ms
64 bytes from suse.koepsell (192.168.15.110): icmp_seq=2 ttl=64 time=0.053 ms
64 bytes from suse.koepsell (192.168.15.110): icmp_seq=3 ttl=64 time=0.053 ms

--- suse.koepsell ping statistics ---
3 packets transmitted, 3 received, 0% packet loss, time 1999ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 0.050/0.052/0.053/0.001 ms
suse:/home/bernd # ping paf.koepsell
PING paf.koepsell (192.168.15.111) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from paf.koepsell (192.168.15.111): icmp_seq=1 ttl=128 time=1.11 ms
64 bytes from paf.koepsell (192.168.15.111): icmp_seq=2 ttl=128 time=0.294 ms
64 bytes from paf.koepsell (192.168.15.111): icmp_seq=3 ttl=128 time=0.295 ms

--- paf.koepsell ping statistics ---
3 packets transmitted, 3 received, 0% packet loss, time 2001ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 0.294/0.567/1.113/0.386 ms
suse:/home/bernd # ping router.koepsell
PING router.koepsell (192.168.15.1) 56(84) bytes of data.
From suse.koepsell (192.168.15.110): icmp_seq=2 Destination Host Unreachable
From suse.koepsell (192.168.15.110) icmp_seq=2 Destination Host Unreachable
From suse.koepsell (192.168.15.110) icmp_seq=3 Destination Host Unreachable
From suse.koepsell (192.168.15.110) icmp_seq=4 Destination Host Unreachable

--- router.koepsell ping statistics ---
5 packets transmitted, 0 received, +4 errors, 100% packet loss, time 4000ms
, pipe 3
suse:/home/bernd # ping wrouter.koepsell
PING wrouter.koepsell (192.168.15.2) 56(84) bytes of data.
From suse.koepsell (192.168.15.110): icmp_seq=2 Destination Host Unreachable
From suse.koepsell (192.168.15.110) icmp_seq=2 Destination Host Unreachable
From suse.koepsell (192.168.15.110) icmp_seq=3 Destination Host Unreachable
From suse.koepsell (192.168.15.110) icmp_seq=4 Destination Host Unreachable

--- wrouter.koepsell ping statistics ---
4 packets transmitted, 0 received, +4 errors, 100% packet loss, time 2999ms
, pipe 3

I have also tried to ping my other XP box (Box #3) by current ip only (don't 
know how to set up in hosts file because of address is not static (DHCP from 
router)). 

I am also now able to see files from Box #1(linux) when on Box #2 (XP).  But 
when I try to access Box #2 (XP) from Box #1 (linux) via Samba, I receive an 
error message: Unable to find any workgroups in your local network. This may 
be caused by an enabled firewall.

I think this may be a problem in the smb.conf file.  Will look into that and 
see.

Why can't I ping the routers or Box #3 (XP)???

Bernd