Re: [SLE] Wireless Lans

From: Philip Burness (pburness_at_btopenworld.com)
Date: 01/18/04

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    To: "John Andersen" <jsa@pen.homeip.net>, <suse-linux-e@suse.com>
Date: Sun, 18 Jan 2004 09:42:14 -0000

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    From: "John Andersen" <jsa@pen.homeip.net>
    To: <suse-linux-e@suse.com>
    Sent: Sunday, January 18, 2004 3:54 AM
    Subject: Re: [SLE] Wireless Lans

    > On Saturday 17 January 2004 12:27, Philip Burness wrote:
    > > I have three machines, a desktop (Suse 9.0), A dell Laptop (Suse 9.0), a
    HP
    > > laptop (Windows XP Pro). I am trying to connect all machines via a
    wireless
    > > network.
    > > The dektop and Dell are using D-Link 54g cards, the HP is a Belkin 54g
    > > card. All machines are set the same, mode=Ad-Hoc, ESSID=sysol, channel
    6,
    > > no encryption. All have static IP addresses 192.168.1.1, 192.168.1.2,
    > > 192.168.1.3 all have the same netmask 255.255.255.0
    > >
    > > I can ping between the desktop and the HP laptop
    > > I can ping between the Dell and the HP laptop
    > > But I cannot ping between the Dell and the desktop.
    > >
    > > Is this a feature of SuSe 9.0? It doesn't talk to itself?
    > > Both Dell and Desktop cards have been setup using Yast2, the firewall is
    > > disabled, there are no other interface cards in either machine and I
    have
    > > very little hair left!
    > >
    > > Can somebody please help!
    > >
    > > Thanks
    > > Phil
    >
    > It seems unlikely that you have the firewall disabled as you claim.
    > I suspect the desktop machine has a firewall from your incomplete
    > description. You can easily figure out the problem by
    > creating a map of what pings work and what pings don't.
    >
    > Your statement above does not indicate in which dierection
    > you have tried to ping. When you say you can ping between
    > two machines, does that imply you can ping in both directions?
    >
    > Ping does not send any information sufficient to identify the
    > operating system of origin. Therefore, this can not be a
    > SuSE problem. It's simply a networking problem.
    >
    > You need to map it out in detail.
    >
    > --
    > _____________________________________
    > John Andersen

    When pinging I can ping in both directions from hp to desktop and from
    desktop to hp, also from hp to dell and from dell to hp. But not from dell
    to desktop or desktop to dell.
    How can I check that the firewall on the desktop is completely off? 

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