Networking - Windows & linux
Craig White
plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
20 Jan 2003 14:10:13 -0700
Bad gateway address on linux box.
make sure that /etc/sysconfig/network has...
GATEWAY=192.168.2.1
and that /etc/sysconfig/network-script/ifcfg-eth0 doesn't have any
gateway address in it.
then...
service network restart
and see what happens
Craig
On Mon, 2003-01-20 at 13:51, Stephen Andert wrote:
> 1- No, I'm only using the Win98 machine because the wireless USB nic/access
> point worked easier with that than with linux. I also *need* to have the
> Win98 machine working since it is my official "work-at-home" pc from my
> company and if it is down then when I want to work from home, I won't be
> able to and I'll have to drive in to the office.
>
> 2- I only tried briefly to get usb working on Linux, mainly due to #1 above.
>
> Thanks
> Stephen
>
> ---Win98---
> Windows 98 IP Configuration
>
>
>
> Host Name . . . . . . . . . : Qwest.net
> DNS Servers . . . . . . . . : 206.80.192.1
> 204.147.80.5
> Node Type . . . . . . . . . : Broadcast
> NetBIOS Scope ID. . . . . . :
> IP Routing Enabled. . . . . : No
> WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . : No
> NetBIOS Resolution Uses DNS : Yes
>
> 0 Ethernet adapter :
>
> Description . . . . . . . . : IEEE802.11b WLAN USB Adapter v2.5
> Physical Address. . . . . . : 00-02-DD-31-57-EA
> DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
> IP Address. . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.50
> Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
> Default Gateway . . . . . . : 192.168.2.1
> Primary WINS Server . . . . :
> Secondary WINS Server . . . :
> Lease Obtained. . . . . . . :
> Lease Expires . . . . . . . :
>
> Active Routes:
>
> Network Address Netmask Gateway Address Interface Metric
> 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 192.168.2.1 92.168.2.50 1
> 10.3.35.2 255.255.255.255 192.168.2.1 92.168.2.50 1
> 127.0.0.0 255.0.0.0 127.0.0.1 127.0.0.1 1
> 192.168.2.0 255.255.255.0 192.168.2.50 92.168.2.50 1
> 192.168.2.50 255.255.255.255 127.0.0.1 127.0.0.1 1
> 192.168.2.255 255.255.255.255 192.168.2.50 92.168.2.50 1
> 224.0.0.0 224.0.0.0 192.168.2.50 92.168.2.50 1
> 255.255.255.255 255.255.255.255 192.168.2.50 92.168.2.50 1
>
> ---linux---
> eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:A0:C9:AB:7C:E0
> inet addr:192.168.2.2 Bcast:192.168.2.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
> UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
> RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
> TX packets:75 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
> collisions:0 txqueuelen:100
> Interrupt:9 Base address:0xfce0
>
> lo Link encap:Local Loopback
> inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
> UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:3924 Metric:1
> RX packets:135 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
> TX packets:135 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
> collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
>
> Kernel IP routing table
> Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use
> Iface
> 192.168.2.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 eth0
> 127.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 255.0.0.0 U 0 0 0 lo
> 0.0.0.0 192.168.2.51 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0 eth0
>
>
> >From: Craig White <craigwhite@azapple.com>
> >
> >On Mon, 2003-01-20 at 12:44, Stephen Andert wrote:
> > > I'm trying to move my whole family to linux and the best way I can do
> >that
> > > is to make all the same resources (internet, decent games for kids,
> >e-mail,
> > > etc) available on a linux machine so they can start using it.
> > >
> > > I've now gotten Red Hat reinstalled (couldn't get X to work with 8) and
> >have
> > > the network card setup (correctly I think) to be in a position to see
> >the
> > > rest of the network.
> > >
> > > Linux (.2) is connected to a hub.
> > > Also connected to the hub is a Win98 pc (.51).
> > > Win98 machine also has usb wireless adapter (.50) talking to
> > > Wireless access point (.1)
> > >
> > > There are other machines involved, but the key thing I'm shooting for is
> > > internet access from linux (.2) which can only be done through the Win98
> >pc
> > > right now. I also want to be able to login to the linux machine from
> >other
> > > pc's on the network using telnet sessions. I think I have everything I
> >need
> > > to get these done, but am getting stuck at one detail which I hope the
> >list
> > > will forgive the questions -
> > >
> > > When I connect the USB Wireless Access Point (.50) on the Win98 machine,
> > > winipcfg doesn't "see" the physical NIC (.51)? Any tips?
> > >
> > > Feel free to take the tips offline if this will start a holy war.
> > >
> >-----
> >1 - you didn't give us enough fill on your network. Are you trying to 2
> >NIC's on the Win98 machine in order to use Windows Internet Connection
> >Sharing (Win98SE option) - if so...you will make this excessively more
> >difficult. If not, what is the router...the Wireless Access Point?
> >
> >2 - usb wireless is not the easiest thing to use on linux. When you boot
> >up, does dmesg|less give you any listing that it found the wireless
> >adaptor? what does ifconfig tell you?
> >
> >it would help if you would...
> >
> >windows 98: ipconfig /all > c:\win.txt
> > route print >> c:\win.txt
> >
> >linux : ifconfig -a > /tmp/linux.txt
> > route -n >> /tmp/linux.txt
> >
> >and then show us the outputs of both
> >
> >Craig
> >
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