From owner-freebsd-mobile Fri Nov 27 13:51:00 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id NAA27681 for freebsd-mobile-outgoing; Fri, 27 Nov 1998 13:51:00 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from wall.polstra.com (rtrwan160.accessone.com [206.213.115.74]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id NAA27676 for ; Fri, 27 Nov 1998 13:50:59 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from jdp@polstra.com) Received: from vashon.polstra.com (vashon.polstra.com [206.213.73.13]) by wall.polstra.com (8.9.1/8.9.1) with ESMTP id NAA16520; Fri, 27 Nov 1998 13:50:24 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from jdp@polstra.com) From: John Polstra Received: (from jdp@localhost) by vashon.polstra.com (8.9.1/8.9.1) id NAA07753; Fri, 27 Nov 1998 13:50:23 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from jdp@polstra.com) Date: Fri, 27 Nov 1998 13:50:23 -0800 (PST) Message-Id: <199811272150.NAA07753@vashon.polstra.com> To: repenting@hotmail.com Subject: Re: Networking problems, Please Help! Newsgroups: polstra.freebsd.mobile In-Reply-To: <19981126225200.6605.qmail@hotmail.com> Organization: Polstra & Co., Seattle, WA Cc: mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Sender: owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org In article <19981126225200.6605.qmail@hotmail.com>, Mike Del wrote: > > I am having a networking problem, and It would really make my day if > someone could help me out. I have been trying to get this to work > for 3 days could someone help? > > I have a freebsd box(10.0.0.1) networked with windows 95 box(10.0.0.2) > via a hub. ie. freebsd -> hub <- windows > > I can ping the windows box(10.0.0.2) from the freebsd box(10.0.0.1),but > CANNOT ping the freebsd box(10.0.0.1) from the windows box(10.0.0.2) > The link lights on the NICs and the hub are on, so the cable connection > is working just fine. I wouldn't assume that the cable is OK just based on that. It's not unusual for the link lights come on even though the cable is bad. John -- John Polstra jdp@polstra.com John D. Polstra & Co., Inc. Seattle, Washington USA "Nobody ever went broke underestimating the taste of the American public." -- H. L. Mencken To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message