Date: Fri, 12 Jun 1998 14:28:53 +0200 (CEST) From: Malte Lance <malte@webmore.com> To: Tim Gerchmez <fewtch@serv.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: RE: Help with two things, please... Message-ID: <XFMail.980612142853.malte@webmore.com> In-Reply-To: <3.0.5.32.19980611180144.007e0100@mx.serv.net>
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On 12-Jun-98 Tim Gerchmez wrote: > Hi, I need help with two problems (one advanced, one sort of newbie-ish). > If anyone has encountered these before, please post the answer to the > mailing list (or send directly to me at fewtch@serv.net). I would really > appreciate the help. > > (1) I'm trying to network my Win95 PC to FreeBSD on another PC via Ethernet > (works just fine Win95 to Win95 so it's not hardware related). I've tried > both basic TCP/IP and IPX on the Win95 machine (enabled/set up in rc.conf > on the BSD machine, of course). The packets are getting received on the > FreeBSD machine, but I get "Socket : Protocol not supported" messages and > nothing else happens. I tried to connect via anonymous FTP to the FreeBSD > machine, and the socket connected, but then it just sits there and does > nothing forever - no welcome message, nothing (I'm sure I set it up right). > Yes, I set "TCP Extensions = YES" in rc.conf. Doesn't help. Show the ifconfig-part of /etc/rc.conf If you do not need IPX for anything else, go with TCP/IP and un-bind it from your NIC under Win95. Better remove IPX at all from your Win95. > > (2) I can't get any of the X clients but the default to work. Anything > else (fvwm95, Enlightenment, Qvwm, etc) simply say "Can't open display" and > terminate with no further messages. I've tried everything I can think of. > Any hints? What do you mean by "default client" ? For a quick-check type "xhost +" in a xterm and try fvwm95, ... Report the results. Malte. > > Thanks much for any help, > > Tim > fewtch@serv.net > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message ---------------------------------- E-Mail: Malte Lance <malte@webmore.com> Date: 12-Jun-98 Time: 12:39:34 ---------------------------------- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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