Why isn't my LAN, etc. working??? (SuSE 9.3)
I have setup everything in yast (NFS, NIS, CUPS, etc.). I even downloaded and installed LISA, because it isn't on the cd's. I can ping every machine (2-9.3pro, 1-winxp) on the network successfully. I can access the SuSE machines via FISH only, not LAN. Sometimes I am told that the LISA daemon isn't running, yet when I check the running processes, it is on. I can't access printers; NFS doesn't mount; NIS hangs for a bit then timeouts, and shows up in the logs as a failed service. Sometimes if I fiddle with things, I'll get them to work, but the moment I reboot it to see if things took, all goes back to the way it was. My knowledge is limited. Yast is most usually my friend because I'm filling in boxes, etc. Please point me in the right direction. Thanks, Bernd
On Thursday 22 December 2005 19:24, bernd wrote: <snippage>
Please point me in the right direction.
Hi Bernd, That is quite a "litany" of problems ;-) It would help a great deal if you narrowed this post down to one or two related services. Then it is possible to ask targeted, intelligent and purposeful questions. Instinctively, I can offer this as a starting point: If you can ping, but cannot access services, you might want to check that the appropriate ports in the firewalls have been opened. Also, check the XP machine to confirm you have enabled accepting incoming connections, which I believe is off by default and is also a firewall/security issue. regards, - Carl
On Thursday 22 December 2005 19:24, bernd wrote: <snippage>
Please point me in the right direction.
Hi Bernd,
That is quite a "litany" of problems ;-)
It would help a great deal if you narrowed this post down to one or two related services. Then it is possible to ask targeted, intelligent and purposeful questions.
Instinctively, I can offer this as a starting point: If you can ping, but cannot access services, you might want to check that the appropriate ports in the firewalls have been opened. Also, check the XP machine to confirm you have enabled accepting incoming connections, which I believe is off by default and is also a firewall/security issue.
regards,
- Carl Let's disregard the windoze machine during this post. Once I get my
On Thursday 22 December 2005 19:01, Carl Hartung wrote: linux machines talking then I'll deal with that in another post or it will be handled by the fix. Let's start with problem #1 - CUPS & Network printing: 2 printers are physically connected to machine #1 - CUPS server is configured with both printers, listening for CUPS servers for remote queues, and firewall ports open to listen for remote CUPS servers, and the firewall broadcast config shows ipp for external zone. Both printers work from this machine. Machine #2 is configured with CUPS-Client only - I am =not able= to do a host lookup or scan for IPP servers, it states that it is "scanning for hosts on this LAN" then comes back with the "There was a problem..." error listed below. When I listen for IPP broadcasts it states that it is "Detecting CUPS server" then returns the host name of the CUPS server, but when testing remote IPP access I get the error message "There was a problem. Your network access is not configured properly or the printer server is unknown or inaccessible. Check the host name of the print server or contact your network administrator." The firewall has the IPP client as an allowed service on machine #2 in the external zone (the only zone I'm using) The firewall has IPP client and server as allowed services on machine #1 Where from here??? Thanks, Bernd
On Friday 23 December 2005 14:10, bernd wrote: <snippage>
Let's start with problem #1 - CUPS & Network printing:
2 printers are physically connected to machine #1 -
CUPS server is configured with both printers, listening for CUPS servers for remote queues, and firewall ports open to listen for remote CUPS servers, and the firewall broadcast config shows ipp for external zone. Both printers work from this machine.
Machine #2 is configured with CUPS-Client only -
I am =not able= to do a host lookup or scan for IPP servers, it states that it is "scanning for hosts on this LAN" then comes back with the "There was a problem..." error listed below.
Hi Bernd, Sorry for the delay, but it's family and holidays time of year again... Here are some diagnostic steps to take: Post a copy of your /etc/hosts file and your /etc/resolv.conf file. Run "lpstat -t" on Machines #1 and #2 and post here. regards, - Carl
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