what's your printer's type? "John Salamone" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>more info added : > >I run windows 98 on a Compaq Presario and RH8 on my HP Vectra vl). I >connect to the internet via verizon dsl, through a Netgear router. Both >the win98 machine and the RH8 machine get IP addresses through that router. > >I recently had my win98 machine rebuilt due to errors with it and noticed it >had a different IP address from before. Do I need to change any host files? >If so, what are they? > > >On the win98 machine, the only things I did was under network neighborhood, >properties, added allow file and printer sharing for microsoft networks to >network components installed. The other was to put a share on the printer >used with share being the printer name with NO password. > >Do I need to do anything else? Any help is greatly appreciated. > >----- Original Message ----- >From: John Salamone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2003 8:54 PM >Subject: Re: linux firewall > > >> Sorry about forgetting my configuration. I use verizon dsl which is >> connected to my netgear router which connects to 2 machines, a windows 98 >> machine and a linux machine. >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: Rick Warner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2003 8:49 PM >> Subject: Re: linux firewall >> >> >> > On Tue, 2003-07-08 at 17:29, John Salamone wrote: >> > > Is it possible for linux' firewall to prevent me from printing from my >> linux machine to a windows 98 machine which hosts my printer? If so, what >do >> I need to do to solve this problem? Any help would be greatly appreciated. >> > > >> > > Thanks!! >> > >> > Possible? Depends on the network configuration, which you failed to >> > provide (general note to everyone: answers to networking questions are >> > often dependent on network architecture; please post details). >> > >> > First question: you refer to Linux in two contexts, one as a firewall >> > and one as 'my linux machine'. Are these in fact one machine? >> > >> > Second question: If they are one machine, what are the firewall rules? >> > (do iptables -n -L and post the output; obfuscate IP addresses if >> > paranoid). If the firewall you refer to is the same as 'my linux >> > machine' then the answer to the question of interference with printing >> > is contained in the rule set. The solution would then be to modify >> > the rule set appropriately. >> > >> > Third question: If they are not one machine, does the Linux firewall >> > sit between the Win98 print server and 'my linux machine'? If not, >> > then the firewall cannot interfere with printing. If yes, the likely >> > it interferes. That leads to .... >> > >> > Fourth question: If firewall is a separate box separating Win98 pserver >> > and 'my linux machine' then what is the firewall rule set in place >> > on the firewall? Need to know in order to see why printing is blocked >> > ... >> > >> > - rick warner >> > >> > >> > >> > -- >> > redhat-list mailing list >> > unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list >> >> >> -- >> redhat-list mailing list >> unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > >-- >redhat-list mailing list >unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > __________________________________________________________________ McAfee VirusScan Online from the Netscape Network. Comprehensive protection for your entire computer. Get your free trial today! http://channels.netscape.com/ns/computing/mcafee/index.jsp?promo=393397 Get AOL Instant Messenger 5.1 free of charge. Download Now! http://aim.aol.com/aimnew/Aim/register.adp?promo=380455 -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
