> -----Original Message----- > Subject: home network problem - router is smarter than me > > Hi, > > What follows is a very naive question regarding home networking. Any > tips, even a pointer the most appropriate documentation, would be very > helpful. > > I'd like to setup my desktop as a backup machine for my laptop. However, > I don't understand how my router works. I can access the router by > browsing to 192.168.2.1, and under the devices I see entries for both > computers, but the hostname and domainname for each is 'unknown'. > > When apache is configured to listen to all addresses, I can browse > webpages on the desktop from the laptop by entering the IP address > (192.168.2.11), but not the name (etch.mynetwork). On the desktop I can > ssh to the desktop (ie., ssh to itself) with ssh etch.mynetwork, but I > can't connect from the laptop to the desktop: > > tyler-> ssh etch.mynetwork > ssh: etch.mynetwork: Name or service not known > tyler-> ssh 192.168.2.11 > ssh: connect to host 192.168.2.11 port 22: Connection refused > > I think I have to have something in the hosts file, but since the IP > addresses are dynamically allocated, I don't know what I should do. I > also don't know if there's a problem with the way my router is set, or > why the desktop refuses to connect to the laptop via ssh. > > My router is a Siemens Speedstream 6520 and I'm running Lenny on both > machines. Access to the internet is fine for both machines. When my wife > connects to the same router via wireless from her laptop (running XP) it > shows up on the router page, and both the hostname and domainname are > correctly identified. > > Thanks for your time, > > Tyler > > -- > Recording a pay-per-view broadcast to watch later will be illegal under > Bill C-61.
Do you have an ssh server running on your laptop? The connection refused tells me that either you don't or it is running on a different port. Take a look and see if you have a ssh server running/installed. If not, the package I suggest you install is 'openssh-server'. If you do have it installed, see what port it is running on `cat /etc/ssh/sshd_config | grep -i port` Have Fun! ~S~ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
