From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from harrier.mail.pas.earthlink.net ([207.217.121.12]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.22 #1 (Debian)) id 15JbqD-0005LX-00 for ; Mon, 09 Jul 2001 10:16:50 -0400 Received: from lnx1.holmesgrown.com (cpe-24-221-98-238.az.sprintbbd.net [24.221.98.238]) by harrier.mail.pas.earthlink.net (EL-8_9_3_3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id HAA05566 for ; Mon, 9 Jul 2001 07:15:22 -0700 (PDT) Received: from localhost (steve@localhost) by lnx1.holmesgrown.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id HAA20461 for ; Mon, 9 Jul 2001 07:15:25 -0700 Date: Mon, 9 Jul 2001 07:05:32 -0700 (MST) From: Steve Holmes To: Subject: Re: OFF TOPIC - LINUX NETWORKING In-Reply-To: <5104D4DBC598D211B5FE0000F8FE7EB20AC64A8B@mbtlipnt02.btlabs.bt.co.uk> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII ReSent-Date: Mon, 9 Jul 2001 07:14:54 -0700 (MST) ReSent-From: Steve Holmes ReSent-To: ReSent-Subject: Re: OFF TOPIC - LINUX NETWORKING ReSent-Message-ID: Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.4 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: I have two linux boxes and two windows machines linked up over a local ethernet. I use a hub, however. Don't know much about cross over cables. My two linux boxes seem to work fine in my situation they both came up without incident. I bought a hub with eight ports for $60; I think 4 port hubs are also available for less. On Mon, 9 Jul 2001 mo.valli@bt.com wrote: > Hi, > > Can someone please help? > > Basically, I have three PCs, one with WinMe and two with slakware Linux > 7.21. Now, I am able to network either one of the Linux PCs with the WinMe > PC using a crossover Ethernet cable, but I am unable to network the two > Linux PCs together. ping works with the WinMe and Linux networking > combination in either direction, but not with the two Linux PC combination > network. Further more, when I check the Ethernet ports after issuing the > ping command, the TX bytes field shows 0. and this is the same on both Linux > PCS. > > > Kind regards > > Mo. > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >