Re: tlug: eth network

[Marcus Metzler <mocm@example.com>]

Scott Stone writes:
 > On Fri, 28 Aug 1998, Chris Sekiya wrote:
 > 
 > > On Fri, 28 Aug 1998, Scott Stone wrote:
 > > 
 > > > Make sure that each machine's /etc/hosts file has an entry for itself AND
 > > > for the other machine.
 > > 
 > > ... although that's just a stab in the dark, as the original query didn't
 > > give anything in the way of specifics (like network configuration [routing
 > > tables, IP addresses], kernel configuration, and so forth).
 > > 
 > > It's hard to troubleshoot problems when no information is provided.
 > > 
 > > -- Chris (yes, I'm having another bad Friday ... what is it with Fridays?)
 > 
 > well, he DID say that he could ping.  Being able to ping means that the
 > IP config and the kernel are fine.  Usually when you can ping but cannot
 > telnet/rsh/ftp, it's either:
I once had the same kind of problem. It happend at one of the TLUG
meetings when I tried to ftp some stuff from my note to one of the
desktop machines. 
 > 
 > 1.  no inetd
was running
 > 2.  no IP-name resolution (ie, fix /etc/hosts)
did that too, as well as /etc/hosts.allow

Coming from an old slackware I had set all those files, but it still
didn`t work on the redhat that was running on the TLUG
machine. Joe Marchak then edited some files in one of the
subdirectories of /etc which didn`t exist on my slackware and the ftp
worked after that. I don`t remember which one, though. 
Must be some security measure the old slackware didn`t have.

Since I didn`t remember which file he changed I didn`say anything, but 
maybe this will jog someones memory.
 > 
 > I'm good at troubleshooting problems when no information is provided - I
 > do the English tech support around here :)
 > 
I know the problem. Must be tough if you have to do it for an entire
distribution. I only get the occasional "my bt848 card doesn`t
work. I`am using Suse x.y ... " :-)


Marcus

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