Not silly at all. Yes, I have firewall on both - but the first thing I did was to shut down the firewalls, just in case. -- Regards, Mick
> -----Original Message----- > From: John Jolet [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 01 December 2005 14:48 > To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org > Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Home Network Printing > > > silly question, but...any firewalling on the host? > or client for that matter? > On Dec 1, 2005, at 8:34 AM, Michael Kintzios wrote: > > > Thank you Holly, > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Holly Bostick [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> Sent: 01 December 2005 13:33 > >> To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org > >> Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Re: Re: Home Network Printing > >> > > [snip] > >> > >> What I see is: > >> > >> I assume the printer is connected to the server--- but the server > >> only > >> allows connections from localhost (itself), and 192.168.0.2. > > > > Yes on all counts. > > > >> If 192.168.0.2 is not the network IP address of the client > (host 1), > >> then the connection is denied. > > > > 192.168.0.2 is the LAN address of the client (host 1). > > > >> If the printer is connected to host 1... well, that only allows > >> connections from localhost (itself). Connections from > everywhere else > >> are refused. > > > > The printer is physically connected to host 2 which acts as > the server > > with IP address 102.168.0.3 > > > >> So what I would suggest is that the server allow > connections from the > >> network as a whole, or the specific network IPs of the > >> various networked > >> clients. > >> > > [snip] > >> > >> So if you have more than one machine on the network, you > >> might consider > >> changing the "Allow From" statements to read something like > >> > >> Allow From 192.168.0.* > > > > Each machine has only one NIC which connects them to the > > router/LAN/Internet. The router (netgear ADSL thingy) is > 192.168.0.1 > > and acts both as the Internet gateway and the DNS for the > machines on > > the LAN. I would rather allow access to explicit IP addresses, in > > this > > case 192.168.0.2 which is the client. > > > > Thanks for the heads up on the "HostNameLookups On". I'll try it > > tonight - although setting the IP address would remove one > more thing > > for me to get wrong. ;-) > > -- > > Regards, > > Mick > > > > -- > > gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list > > > > -- > gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list > > -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
