From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jun 30 00:27:38 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 7ADB616A41C for ; Thu, 30 Jun 2005 00:27:38 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from john@day-light.com) Received: from joseph.day-light.net (gabriel.day-light.net [209.145.160.141]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 30ED143D4C for ; Thu, 30 Jun 2005 00:27:37 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from john@day-light.com) Received: from w1 (unknown [10.1.5.36]) by joseph.day-light.net (Postfix) with SMTP id 0F37C4F40B; Wed, 29 Jun 2005 19:27:37 -0500 (CDT) From: "John Brooks" To: "Phil Cooper" , Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2005 19:27:46 -0500 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.6604 (9.0.2911.0) In-Reply-To: Importance: Normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1441 Cc: Subject: RE: Ping and general network weirdness X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: john@day-light.com List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2005 00:27:38 -0000 run: dig fragile.mshome.net a more /etc/resolv.conf more /etc/host.conf more /etc/hosts that should give you some good clues -- John Brooks john@day-light.com > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org]On Behalf Of Phil Cooper > Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2005 7:10 PM > To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Subject: Re: Ping and general network weirdness > > > Thanks; > > I checked with ifconfig, and fragile's IP is actually 192.168.0.224, > and I put this in the hosts file. > > Now, I can ping and ssh into fragile using the IP address, but > pinging "fragile" still assumes 192.168.0.116 is it's IP - so does > the fault now lie with the other machines on the network? How do I > get them to realise that fragile==192.168.0.224 and not .116? > > - P > > > 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" > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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" >