Basics of networking

**Lectraplayer** · 02-27-2005, 08:10 PM

I'm a Linux noob trying to network and share two machines in peer to peer over a crossover LAN cable, and while I have gotten them to where I can ping each other all day, I cannot access the contents of the other machine. How do I go about getting into one machine from another? On both I'm running SuSE 9.1 Personnal, and am running Win ME on one of them. I have removed the firewalls from them both temporarily thinking the firewall could be trapping my requests, but that gave me no change. I can't even run Win ME on one and use Samba to access it, but can run Windows on them both and access them that way (which defeats the purpose, since Windows is on a completely different hard disk, and I can only put one in this machine). What must I do to share material from each machine from Linux and then access it on the other since I have the NICs configured?

bltchgrandma · 02-27-2005, 08:25 PM

You could run an ftp server on the linuxbox. What goes wrong with samba?

batty_professor · 02-27-2005, 09:57 PM

Just so I'm clear, can you access the linux drive from the ME machine, or not?If it's just that you can't access the windows me from the Linux machine, then it's a samba issue. If you can't access the Linux drive from the ME box, then it's a configuration issue. Is it possible you're using a 3Com NIC in the Linux box?

02-27-2005, 08:10 PM	#1 (permalink)
Lectraplayer TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Birmingham, AL Posts: 527 OS: Win-XP, Debian/Sarge, and SuSI 9.1	Basics of networking I'm a Linux noob trying to network and share two machines in peer to peer over a crossover LAN cable, and while I have gotten them to where I can ping each other all day, I cannot access the contents of the other machine. How do I go about getting into one machine from another? On both I'm running SuSE 9.1 Personnal, and am running Win ME on one of them. I have removed the firewalls from them both temporarily thinking the firewall could be trapping my requests, but that gave me no change. I can't even run Win ME on one and use Samba to access it, but can run Windows on them both and access them that way (which defeats the purpose, since Windows is on a completely different hard disk, and I can only put one in this machine). What must I do to share material from each machine from Linux and then access it on the other since I have the NICs configured? __________________ Finally, killed the Window! Microsoft free, baby!!

02-27-2005, 09:57 PM	#3 (permalink)
batty_professor Asst. Manager, Alternative Computing Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Hooterville Il 45 mi. east of St. Louis mo Posts: 2,608 OS: Fedora Core 5 for now	Just so I'm clear, can you access the linux drive from the ME machine, or not?If it's just that you can't access the windows me from the Linux machine, then it's a samba issue. If you can't access the Linux drive from the ME box, then it's a configuration issue. Is it possible you're using a 3Com NIC in the Linux box? __________________ It's better to know me and not need me than to need me and not know me. B. While users are never under any obligation, if you feel the urge please feel free to visit our donation page. Every little bit helps. And we thank you for your support. Microsoft free Registered Linux user 397458

02-27-2005, 08:25 PM	#2 (permalink)
bltchgrandma Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 2 OS: Linux/WinXP	You could run an ftp server on the linuxbox. What goes wrong with samba?