[olug] Router Network

[Nate]

I don't know how to set anyting up pretty much.  I got one the internet 
and was totally surprised but can't talk to the other compter so now I'm 
right where I thought I would be.  

thanks,
Nate

Jay Swackhamer wrote:

>What do you have setup?
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>Have you setup samba via swat? i.e.
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>http://localhost:901
>(may have to change /etc/xinetd.d/swat from disable=yes to disable=no)
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>you could use Gnomba to browse the smb shares from windows machines
>http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=233&release_id=38058
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>Or are you using NFS?
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>How are you trying to see the directories?
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>>Yes ,  I CAN ping the machines.  I think the only problem I have here is
>>that I don't see the directorys anywhere.  I thought they would come up
>>automatically when I got everything set up.  So maybe i dont' have it
>>setup like I think I do
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>>thanks,
>>nate
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>>Nate wrote:
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>>>The 2 computers are connected  to the router in the #1 and #2 ports.
>>>The Router is connected to the cable modem through the internet port
>>>on the router.  I am on the internet with both machines but can't
>>>figure out how to talk back and forth to the machines.  I want to full
>>>access to both machines from both machines so I can use the one as a
>>>backup machine.
>>>
>>>Thanks,
>>>Nate
>>>
>>>Craig Wolf wrote:
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>>>>If it is an internal network only, you can turn on NetBios protocol,
>>>>set all systems to the same group name and then setup shares.  You
>>>>should be able to use samba, please someone correct me if I am wrong,
>>>>and see the 98 machines from the Linux machine and vice/versa.
>>>>
>>>>Craig Wolf
>>>>Linux Web Server Support
>>>>Backup Supervisor
>>>>Desktop/Network Specialist
>>>>402-894-6283
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>>>>
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>>>>>>>tbrownarcher at cox.net 09/08/03 03:08AM >>>
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>>>>ok all my systems work on the internet but nothing is talking to
>>>>anything locally.  How do I set up so I can talk from one machine to
>>>>another.
>>>>
>>>>thanks,
>>>>Nate
>>>>
>>>>On Monday 08 September 2003 12:01 am, nate wrote:
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>>>>>I have had a 3 lan card setup for 2 computers one on the internet
>>>>>through a
>>>>>cable modem.  I just bought a 4 port router and / instructions i set
>>>>>it up.
>>>>>I booted linux (mandrake 9.1) and I'm on the internet with this
>>>>>machine. I'm amazed.  I thought I would have hours of frustration
>>>>>and such to get it
>>>>>to work.  Is this normal?
>>>>>
>>>>>I also have a win 98 partition on this machine and another win 98
>>>>>machine
>>>>>so I don't know what is going to happen when I try to connect to the
>>>>>internet with them and I dont' know what is going to happen when I
>>>>>try to
>>>>>read from this one to the other one yet so I'm not completely out of
>>>>>the
>>>>>woods yet but it's a greater start than I have ever had...
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>Wow!!!!!!!!
>>>>>Thanks,
>>>>>Nate
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