Re: [gentoo-amd64] [off-topic] Help with home network

["Mark Haney" <mhaney@ercbroadband.org>]

Bira wrote:
> This is a bit off-topic, but it's something the fine people on this
> list are likely to have experience with...
> 
> 
> I have recently set up (or tried to) a home network. There's an AMD64
> desktop running Gentoo and a recently purchased HP nx6310 laptop
> running Windoze XP, and they are supposed to be linked via a D-Link
> wireless router.
> 
> Both machines can access the Internet, but at first I just couldn't
> get them to see /each other/ on the home network. All ping packets
> from one to the other were lost. I solved part of the problem by
> disabling the laptop's built-in Norton Internet Security firewall -
> when I do this, the desktop can see the laptop, but the laptop /still/
> can't ping the desktop.
> 
> The problem seems to be solely with the laptop - so, do any of the
> list's members with experience in putting Linux and Windows machines
> on the same network have some advice?
> 

Yeah I can probably help.  I have 13 machines at home and a couple of 
them are windows boxes (for games only).  My guess is that the Norton 
Firewall might be off, but the Windows Firewall might not be.  I will be 
glad to offer help off list.  A look at your network IP ranges, etc 
would be helpful too.


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Mark Haney
Sr. Systems Administrator
ERC Broadband
(828) 350-2415
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