Hi Ben :-) In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Ben Pfaff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes > > I am also confused about how each computer knows the others IP address. > Does it just broadcast it over the whole network and anyone who wants it > grabs it? > >No, in one sense. Either you have to set up hostnames in the >/etc/hosts file or run a DNS server for them to `know the others [sic] >IP address'.
So I will be able to ping/ftp/etc IP addresses without doing anything? Do I have to do anything special to be able to ping the Linux machine from a Win'95 box (to check the network card is setup OK)? >Yes, in one sense. This is the ARP protocol. Can you point me at a URL on this please? Thanks Ian -- Ian Lynagh - [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.sn.no/~balchen/igloo/ If it's tourist season, why can't we shoot 'em? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
