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the "ping" program on windoze could be blocked by the firewall you are |
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using.. |
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check if that's not the case. |
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2007/2/21, Bira <u.alberton@×××××.com>: |
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> This is a bit off-topic, but it's something the fine people on this |
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> list are likely to have experience with... |
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> I have recently set up (or tried to) a home network. There's an AMD64 |
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> desktop running Gentoo and a recently purchased HP nx6310 laptop |
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> running Windoze XP, and they are supposed to be linked via a D-Link |
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> wireless router. |
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> Both machines can access the Internet, but at first I just couldn't |
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> get them to see /each other/ on the home network. All ping packets |
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> from one to the other were lost. I solved part of the problem by |
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> disabling the laptop's built-in Norton Internet Security firewall - |
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> when I do this, the desktop can see the laptop, but the laptop /still/ |
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> can't ping the desktop. |
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> The problem seems to be solely with the laptop - so, do any of the |
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> list's members with experience in putting Linux and Windows machines |
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> on the same network have some advice? |
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> Bira |
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> http://compexplicita.blogspot.com |
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> http://sinfoniaferida.blogspot.com |
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> gentoo-amd64@g.o mailing list |
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