Hi all, would the fact that I am using a switch with regular network cables make a difference? Im not using a crossover cable. Glenn.
On 26/07/10 01:01, Glenn Morrissey wrote:
Hi all, would the fact that I am using a switch with regular network cables make a difference? Im not using a crossover cable.
If you're using a switch, you specifically don't need crossovers. You want normal cables in general. Crossovers are for connecting two hosts together Many switches now will autodetect if you are using crossover cables and adjust.
Daniel Lawson wrote:
On 26/07/10 01:01, Glenn Morrissey wrote:
Hi all, would the fact that I am using a switch with regular network cables make a difference? Im not using a crossover cable.
If you're using a switch, you specifically don't need crossovers. You want normal cables in general. Crossovers are for connecting two hosts together
Many switches now will autodetect if you are using crossover cables and adjust. _______________________________________________ wlug mailing list | wlug(a)list.waikato.ac.nz Unsubscribe: http://list.waikato.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/wlug
Yeah I didn't think having the switch involved would make any difference. I'm using plain (blue) Ethernet cables. Just trying to discount as many factors as possible. Glenn.
On 26 July 2010 16:52, Glenn Morrissey <gmorrissey(a)kol.co.nz> wrote:
Daniel Lawson wrote:
On 26/07/10 01:01, Glenn Morrissey wrote:
Hi all, would the fact that I am using a switch with regular network cables make a difference? Im not using a crossover cable.
If you're using a switch, you specifically don't need crossovers. You want normal cables in general. Crossovers are for connecting two hosts together
Many switches now will autodetect if you are using crossover cables and adjust. _______________________________________________ wlug mailing list | wlug(a)list.waikato.ac.nz Unsubscribe: http://list.waikato.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/wlug
Yeah I didn't think having the switch involved would make any difference. I'm using plain (blue) Ethernet cables. Just trying to discount as many factors as possible.
You need to eliminate the Glenn factor... Get rid of whatever DHCP software you installed. Set all of the Windows network settings back to defaults Set all of the Linux network settings back to defaults. In the properties dialog for your dialup connection, tick the box that says "share this connection" That is ALL you needed to do to make this work.
Glenn Factor Uninstalled 1. Uninstalled FreeDHCP software 2. Reset Local Area Network Adapter in Windows 3. Set Linux Connection IPv4 method to Shared with Other Computers 4. Set Linux Connection IPv6 method to Local Link Only. 5. Set KOL Dial up connection to share this connection on AFFORDABLE network 6. I can see and open Windows network from Linux System. 7. I can ping successfully both machines from the other. Both IP addresses have changed. Yet I still cant get an internet connection or ping external websites. Time to get the cheque book out. I wonder if I have mucked up a proxy setting or something. I don't know, I'm just out of ideas. Glenn.
My suggestion, if you are trying to use dial up to share Internet in a house, find an old p1 or p2 class pc, install a 56k modem, network card and 1gb or larger hdd, install smoothwall on it, put your isp info in and your done linux and windows both love them, it is stable (when i was using one i got nearly 2 years up time) and they have a great litle web interface to work on it from Cheers On Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 10:58 PM, Glenn Morrissey <gmorrissey(a)kol.co.nz>wrote:
Glenn Factor Uninstalled
1. Uninstalled FreeDHCP software 2. Reset Local Area Network Adapter in Windows 3. Set Linux Connection IPv4 method to Shared with Other Computers 4. Set Linux Connection IPv6 method to Local Link Only. 5. Set KOL Dial up connection to share this connection on AFFORDABLE network 6. I can see and open Windows network from Linux System. 7. I can ping successfully both machines from the other. Both IP addresses have changed.
Yet I still cant get an internet connection or ping external websites. Time to get the cheque book out. I wonder if I have mucked up a proxy setting or something. I don't know, I'm just out of ideas.
Glenn.
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3. Set Linux Connection IPv4 method to Shared with Other Computers
Which distro were you running? The default in Ubuntu is "Roaming" I think, or "DHCP" will also work... Are you able to get along to the Saturday workshop? Here's the next two things I'd check; 1) routing -- does '/sbin/route -n' show an entry that begins 0.0.0.0 followed by the IP of the Windows box? 2) DNS -- does /etc/hosts show the IP address of your windows box? Does the command 'host google.com' give you google's IP address? -- Disclaimer: By sending an email to any of my addresses you are agreeing that: 1. I am by definition, "the intended recipient" 2. All information in the email is mine to do with as I see fit and make such financial profit, political mileage, or good joke as it lends itself to. 3. I may take the contents as representing the views of your company. 4. This overrides any disclaimer or statement of confidentiality that may be included on your message.
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