Actually, unless you are using a software firewall on one or both machines, or you physically have a firewall hardware between machines, your route won't even touch it. .101 and .105 will talk directly to each other. To continue on this thought, your problem is not your addressing if all of your private addresses are locally connected or you have a NAT on your firewall routing 192.168.1.101 to an outside address. If you are using windows, try the following: 1. Open an MS DOS prompt. 2. Type: nbtstat -c 3. Type: net view If you see other computers on your network, then you're in good shape. Next... 4. Type ipconfig /all If your IP and subnet mask are correct, then.... 5. Type ping 192.168.1.101 If it replies, then your issue is with local settings. 6. Type: tracert 192.168.1.101 to see your route to .105. Hope this helps, ; ) .randy On 9/4/06, Dan Lund wrote: > > Your idea of subnet masking is right. 255.255.255.0 (/24) is > 192.168.1.0 - 255 (0 being network 255 being broadcast) > So, everything being blocked would be specific to firewall rules. > Maybe check your firewall rules? > Maybe posting your ipchains or whatever other rules would spur info > from someone else. > --dan > > On 9/4/06, Dazed_75 wrote: > > Exactly what does 192.168.1.0/255.255.255.0 mean? I always thought it > meant > > the 1st three octets (?) must match but that the fourth could be any > value. > > IOW, having my firewall show this network being in the trusted zone > meant > > any IP from 192.168.1.1 to 192.168.1.255 would be in the zone (I think > the > > other value means something special). > > > > Can someone correct me? Something isn't working as the 192.168.1.105system > > is apparently being blocked from writing to shared disk on 192.168.1.101by > > the firewall on 101 which shows the above being in the trusted zone. > > > > -- > > Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't > matter > > and those who matter don't mind. - Dr. Seuss > > --------------------------------------------------- > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - > > PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > > > > -- > "Courage is like love; it must have hope to nourish it." > -Napoleon Bonaparte > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- http://spindomains.us/