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Author: Richard Wilson
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To: Main PLUG discussion list
Subject: Re: IPs and masks
All,

I am attaching a single sheet spreadsheet I put together some years ago
to help me keep my sanity dealing with multiple subnets at work...

I now keep it on Open Office, but often have to share the Excel version,
so I'm including both.

Rich W
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On Mon, 2006-09-04 at 19:57 -0700, Dazed_75 wrote:
> It looks now like the problem is an application problem (Canon's
> PhotoEX for my digital camera). The Save As lets me navigate to the
> desired location but will not save there. It may still be the
> firewall but if so, it should be popping a windw to ask if I will
> allow it and that is not happening. The Firewall log does not show
> anything on either machine. I found I AM able to copy files to and
> from the common storage using other methods using either Linux or
> Windows.
>
> This is a home network of machines. Some run Windows (mostly XP),
> some Linux, some dual boot XP and Linux (Ubuntu flavors mostly), a
> TiVo box, and sometimes visiting machines I work on for people. I am
> running an eTrust Personal Firewall on the Windows bootups but none on
> the Linux machines. They all sit behind a Linksys WRT54G. Not being
> a networking guru I do get confused sometimes about causes for things.
> Thanks for all your help and sorry I did not check this further before
> bothering folks.
>
> On 9/4/06, Randy Melder <> wrote:
>         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 192.168.1.105 system
>                 > is apparently being blocked from writing to shared
>                 disk on 192.168.1.101 by
>                 > the firewall on 101 which shows the above being in
>                 the trusted zone.

>                 >
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