From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jun 30 00:22:14 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AA30F16A41C for ; Thu, 30 Jun 2005 00:22:14 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from cblack@securecrossing.com) Received: from mail2.securecrossing.com (209-254-39-195.ip.mcleodusa.net [209.254.39.195]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 6343143D53 for ; Thu, 30 Jun 2005 00:22:14 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from cblack@securecrossing.com) Received: (qmail 81448 invoked by uid 0); 30 Jun 2005 00:22:13 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO localhost.localdomain) (cblack@securecrossing.com@127.0.0.1) by mail2.securecrossing.com with SMTP; 30 Jun 2005 00:22:13 -0000 From: Christopher Black To: Phil Cooper In-Reply-To: References: Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="=-+ifHeKn/1Z8RS+RVxi6f" Organization: Secure Crossing Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2005 20:22:19 -0400 Message-Id: <1120090939.920.20.camel@localhost> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.2.1.1 FreeBSD GNOME Team Port Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Ping and general network weirdness X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2005 00:22:14 -0000 --=-+ifHeKn/1Z8RS+RVxi6f Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable It depends where fragile is mapped to the IP. If it's only in the hosts file, the other machines have no way of knowing, and will probably fail to resolve 'fragile' to an IP. If it's in DNS somewhere, you just need to correct the DNS record. Try pinging by IP? On Thu, 2005-06-30 at 01:10 +0100, Phil Cooper wrote: > Thanks; >=20 > I checked with ifconfig, and fragile's IP is actually 192.168.0.224, =20 > and I put this in the hosts file. >=20 > Now, I can ping and ssh into fragile using the IP address, but =20 > pinging "fragile" still assumes 192.168.0.116 is it's IP - so does =20 > the fault now lie with the other machines on the network? How do I =20 > get them to realise that fragile=3D=3D192.168.0.224 and not .116? >=20 > - P >=20 >=20 > On 30 Jun 2005, at 00:57, fbsd_user wrote: > > > > Do you have fragile.mshome.net in the /etc/hosts file? > > > > To ping using fragile.mshome.net you would need a DSN server > > to resolve that name to an internal IP address. > > > > Look in the ports collection for djbdns > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org]On Behalf Of Phil Cooper > > Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2005 7:43 PM > > To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > > Subject: Ping and general network weirdness > > > > > > Hi everybody; > > > > Not doing too well with my first freeBSD install. I have a machine > > set up with the name "fragile", no ipv6, DHCP, no ipfw, and sshd on. > > > > Problem is, I can ping out to other machines on the network, or to > > another machine on the Internet ('net connection via another winXP > > machine), but neither of the other machine on the network can ping > > fragile. Fragile can ping itself via localhost, but not by name. > > > > From any machine, or fragile itself, pinging "fragile" or the IP > > gives: > > > > bramley:~ phil$ ping fragile > > PING fragile.mshome.net (192.168.0.116): 56 data bytes > > ping: sendto: No route to host > > ping: sendto: Host is down > > ping: sendto: Host is down > > ping: sendto: Host is down > > ping: sendto: Host is down > > ^C > > --- fragile.mshome.net ping statistics --- > > 10 packets transmitted, 0 packets received, 100% packet loss > > bramley:~ phil$ > > > > Any ideas? > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > > > >=20 >=20 >=20 > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.o= rg" --=20 Christopher Black Chief Security Engineer Secure Crossing 22750 Woodward Suite 304 - Ferndale, MI 48220 Tel (800) 761-4299 | Direct (248) 658-6120 cblack@securecrossing.com | www.securecrossing.com --=-+ifHeKn/1Z8RS+RVxi6f Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.0 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQBCwzs7APxZlIbJ6AwRAn28AJ96Rq3hjM76iK+l8psEUMBhRv104QCfevYP HEaHYZobR1kDGr6YCqcPx5I= =4hJg -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-+ifHeKn/1Z8RS+RVxi6f--