Gentoo Archives: gentoo-amd64

From: Philipp Paul <bobbor.pap@××××××××××.com>
To: gentoo-amd64@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-amd64] [off-topic] Help with home network
Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2007 12:53:46
Message-Id: 239982820702210449h1e2ac673x615669652eccc88b@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: [gentoo-amd64] [off-topic] Help with home network by Bira
1 the "ping" program on windoze could be blocked by the firewall you are
2 using..
3 check if that's not the case.
4
5 2007/2/21, Bira <u.alberton@×××××.com>:
6 >
7 > This is a bit off-topic, but it's something the fine people on this
8 > list are likely to have experience with...
9 >
10 >
11 > I have recently set up (or tried to) a home network. There's an AMD64
12 > desktop running Gentoo and a recently purchased HP nx6310 laptop
13 > running Windoze XP, and they are supposed to be linked via a D-Link
14 > wireless router.
15 >
16 > Both machines can access the Internet, but at first I just couldn't
17 > get them to see /each other/ on the home network. All ping packets
18 > from one to the other were lost. I solved part of the problem by
19 > disabling the laptop's built-in Norton Internet Security firewall -
20 > when I do this, the desktop can see the laptop, but the laptop /still/
21 > can't ping the desktop.
22 >
23 > The problem seems to be solely with the laptop - so, do any of the
24 > list's members with experience in putting Linux and Windows machines
25 > on the same network have some advice?
26 >
27 > --
28 > Bira
29 > http://compexplicita.blogspot.com
30 > http://sinfoniaferida.blogspot.com
31 > --
32 > gentoo-amd64@g.o mailing list
33 >
34 >

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Re: [gentoo-amd64] [off-topic] Help with home network Rob Lesslie <roblesslie@×××××.com>