On 15 Sep 2005, Alvin Oga wrote: > > hi ya anthony > > On Thu, 15 Sep 2005, Anthony Campbell wrote: > > > desktop: > > > > /etc/hosts: > > > > 127.0.0.1 localhost loopback > > 192.168.0.20 arcadia.acampbell.org.uk arcadia > > arcadia.acupuncturecourse.org.uk accampbell.uklinux.net > > 192.168.0.22 thinkpad ibm > > for testing, change all that .. delete the garbage what was deleted in > this email example > > 127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost > 192.168.0.20 arcadia.acampbell.org.uk arcadia > 192.168.0.22 thinkpad.acampbell.org.uk ibmthinkpad > > > /etc/resolv.conf > > > > search > search acampbell.org.uk > > > nameserver 80.84.64.20 > > nameserver 80.84.72.20 > > > > laptop: > > > > /etc/resolv.conf > > > > search acampbell.org.uk > > nameserver 80.84.64.20 > > nameserver 80.84.72.20 > > good on the laptop you did have the correct "search" but your desktop did > not > > > /etc/hosts > > > > 127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost > > 192.168.0.22 ibm.acampbell.org.uk ibm thinkpad > > 192.168.0.20 arcadia > > 192.168.0.20 arcadia.acampbell.org.uk arcadia > > > > > ac:/usr/share/doc/shorewall:$ ifconfig -a > > > > eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:06:1B:DE:4B:CF > > > > > > bad .. this does NOT have an ip# assigned to it ... > > > =================================================== > > ifconfig eth0 192.168.0.20 > > > > > wifi0 Link encap:UNSPEC HWaddr > > > > 00-40-96-44-B5-A6-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00 > > > > BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:2312 Metric:1 > > > > > > bad ... this does NOT have an ip# assigned to it > > > ///////////////////////////////////////////////// > > iwconfig wifi0 192.168.0.22 > > > How can I correct these? > > see above > > - if it works when yu manually set it.. you can either do > those commands in your own script or find the misconfigured files > and fix it > > c ya > alvin
Some progress. The "ifconfig eth0 192.168.0.20" allows the laptop to ping the desktop. The "iwconfig" above gives "Unrecognized wireless request 192.168.0.22" but everything seems to work nonetheless. I still cannot ping the laptop from the desktop, however. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] || http://www.acampbell.org.uk for using Linux GNU/Debian || blog, book reviews, electronic Microsoft-free zone || books and skeptical articles -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
