Verify that you have /etc/hosts file entries for both systems. Verify that the sshd daemon is running from /etc/init.d/ Verify that no firewall or iptables is stopping things: # iptables-save If running on cygwin install the sshd daemon. On Thu, Mar 15, 2012 at 1:10 AM, Michael Havens wrote: > hmmmmmm..... I can ssh from ubuntu to mint but when I try to go from mint > to ubuntu it times out. > > > On Thu, Mar 15, 2012 at 12:54 AM, Michael Havens wrote: > >> 1- subnet- >> Yep.... they're all on the same subnet >> 2- ping- >> mint to ubuntu- success! >> mint to XP- success >> XP to mint- success! >> XP to Ubuntu- Success! >> Ubuntu to Mint- Success! >> Ubuntu to XP- Success! >> Layer 3 is intact. >> 3- telnet >> mint to ubuntu- success! >> mint to XP- success >> XP to mint- success! >> XP to Ubuntu- Success! >> Ubuntu to Mint- Success! >> Ubuntu to XP- Success! >> Layer is intact. I couldn't figure out how to use telnet but it didn't >> error out so I figure it is all good. >> 4a- "start->run-> type "\\192.168.0.x\" and see if you can see shares. >> They are seen. >> 4b- mount -t cifs -o defaults,username=myuser //192.168.0.x/share_name >> /tmp/cifs >> the XP directory is mounts and lista in the ubuntu and mint computers but >> when I go from the mint to ubuntu it refuses to accept my passwd. You >> know.... I have no idea what the password is! I've never been able to >> access the share. I suppose I could set it for Guest access but I don't >> like that idea because what if I'm at starbucks and so,eome there hacks >> into..... what would they have to do to get into my box before they see the >> folders which allow guest access? I suppose it would be better to find out >> why it won't accept my password! >> Anyways: ip addr show is how I picked up the 5.5.8.1/21 . I am guessing >> it has something to do with a VPN because as0t1 has something to do with >> VPN. (I remember playing woth VPN for a day or two) >> >> bmike1@Michaels-PC:~$ ip addr show >> 1: lo: mtu 16436 qdisc noqueue state UNKNOWN >> link/loopback 00:00:00:00:00:00 brd 00:00:00:00:00:00 >> inet 127.0.0.1/8 scope host lo >> inet6 ::1/128 scope host >> valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever >> 2: eth0: mtu 1500 qdisc pfifo_fast >> state UP qlen 1000 >> link/ether 00:09:6b:78:ab:f0 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff >> inet 192.168.0.3/24 brd 192.168.0.255 scope global eth0 >> inet6 fe80::209:6bff:fe78:abf0/64 scope link >> valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever >> 3: as0t1: mtu 1500 qdisc >> pfifo_fast state UNKNOWN qlen 200 >> link/none >> inet 5.5.8.1/21 brd 5.5.15.255 scope global as0t1 >> bmike1@Michaels-PC:~$ >> >> On Wed, Mar 14, 2012 at 6:06 PM, Michael Butash wrote: >> >>> Cygwin won't give you ifconfig or ip tools (didn't years back at least), >>> it'll still be "ipconfig /all" >>> >>> Look at the subnet mask there, should be 255.255.255.0. If they're all >>> on the same switch/router, than they're in the same subnet. >>> >>> Can they ping each other's addresses? layer 3 is good >>> Telnet to each other on port 445 "telnet 192.168.0.x 445" layer 4 is >>> good >>> From windoze, "start->run-> type "\\192.168.0.x\" and see if you can see >>> shares. Try more specifically if you know the share name. >>> >>> If you want to test from linux back install smbfs packages (specifically >>> for cifs) and mount as: >>> >>> mkdir /tmp/cifs >>> mount -t cifs -o defaults,username=myuser //192.168.0.x/share_name >>> /tmp/cifs >>> >>> Layer 5 and up should be good if you can do the last, otherwise figure >>> out where in between the problem lies. Try in both directions too. It's >>> more than likely with samba config, not the network. Though I'm not at all >>> sure what that 5.5.6.1 address was you were looking at... >>> >>> -mb >>> >>> >>> >>> On 03/14/2012 05:10 PM, Michael Havens wrote: >>> >>>> well, I figured I would d/l something so if you tell me how to do >>>> something in *nix I wouldn't have to ask you how to do it in windows. So >>>> I googled it and found 'cygwin'. so I install it and the first command I >>>> type in I am DENIED! File not found it says. So what is the best unix >>>> emulator for windows? 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