Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2005 23:03:17 -0600 From: Gary Smithe <gary.smithe@gmail.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: more info (was Just finished Install) Message-ID: <b91c3de00503212103506cdb3a@mail.gmail.com>
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On Mon, 21 Mar 2005 21:05:05 -0500 (EST), Chris Hill <chris@monochrome.org> wrote: > On Mon, 21 Mar 2005, Francis Whittington wrote: > > > Sorry if I wasn't clear on my hookup to the internet. > > ____________(((((WLAN > > | to daughterXP > > cable DI-524 > > modem________wireless____________Main > > router XPbox > > |_____________bsd > > box > > Hi Francis, > > I'm cc'ing the list because that's the etiquette here; hope that's OK > with you. The idea is that others might benefit from reading the > discussion. > > > Hope that shows it better.The router connects to the modem. All other > > connections are through router. Daughter's XP box is on the wireless LAN. my > > XP box and BSD box are hardwired to router. > > Your diagram got a bit mangled in the email, but I get the idea. > > > Yes I did use a crossover cable to bsd box because it said router was > > Auto-MDI/MDI-X. Meaning you can use either straight through or > > crossover. That would be in windows though I guess. > > That auto business is a function of the hardware; it shouldn't matter > what OS is running on it. If you get a link light, the wiring is good > (usually). But technically one should use a straight-thru cable from a > computer to a router, so it might be worth trying. > > > So I gess I could try changing that. I did a "ping www.goggle.com" , > > so that is the same as being able to ping router > > (192.168.0.1).....right? > > Not really, but if you can get through to the internet then the router > connection is OK. > > > I mean its getting to internet , just not seeing network. Let me add > > that i can ping bsd box (192.168.0.102) from main WinXP box, but I > > cannot ping daughter's XP box on the wireless LAN. She is the only one > > thats on the WLAN. Now...I can ping the routerand the bsd box from her > > XP box, but I can't ping the main XP box. > > So a "pingability" table might look like this: > > To > >From BSD XP daughter router > BSD - no no yes > XP yes - ? ? > daughter yes ? - yes > > > So basically, everyone is on the internet, but the local network at > > home is a mess. > > Bizarre. In your other email you said in part > > > ifconfig -a shows that rl0: > > inet 192.168.0.102 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 192.168.0.255 > > Okay, now to winXP box: ipconfig /all gives us: > > Ethernet local Area: > > ip addy..........................192.168.0.100 > > subnet mask...................255.255.255.0 > > default gateway...............192.168.0.1 > > dhcp server.......................192.168.0.1 > > DNS servers...................192.168.0.1 > > and gives the lease dates and all. > > ...which all looks OK: non-conflicting IPs, same netmask. > > So other than the possible cable issue mentioned above, about all I can > think of is that maybe you have an IP address conflict after all. I > notice you gave the BSD box a .102 IP - are you sure the DHCP server > didn't also assign that IP to your daughter's machine? Check the > D-Link's configuration using its web interface, and see what range of > addresses it's set up to hand out. It would be a good idea to give your > BSD box an address which is not in that range. > > HTH. > > -- > Chris Hill chris@monochrome.org > ** [ Busy Expunging <|> ] > _______________________________________________ Assuming all PCs have Internet access and are in the same address space, then I would look at a software firewall problem. That is, if pinging the XP boxes is a symptom, then I would check to see if there is a software firewall on them (Windows, Norton, McAfee, etc...) GS GS
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