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Re: RE: (ukha_d) RE: (ukha_d) RE: (ukha_d) OTish: basic network


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  • Subject: Re: RE: (ukha_d) RE: (ukha_d) RE: (ukha_d) OTish: basic network
  • From: "Justin" <justin@xxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2001 09:45:05 +0100
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Pete,

I would go back to basics. Try taking the switch out of the equation by
connecting the laptop to the W2K box with a crossover cable. Get the two
machines ping each other ok, then work from there.
Sorry I can't be of more help.

Justin.

----- Original Message -----
From: <peter.white@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2001 6:31 PM
Subject: [ukha_d] RE: (ukha_d) RE: (ukha_d) RE: (ukha_d) OTish: basic
network


> No - can't ping from either machine (destination host unreachable from
the
> laptop, if I do a tracert from the PC, then it seems to try, but
doesn't
get
> anywhere.)
>
> F&P sharing is enabled on both machines.
>
> Pete
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: MIME:justin@xxxxxxx at INTERNET
> Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2001 04:30
> To: White, Peter; ukha_d@xxxxxxx at Internet
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] RE: (ukha_d) RE: (ukha_d) OTish: basic network
>
>
> Can you ping the server machine from the laptop ok?
> Have you got file and printer sharing for Microsoft networks
installed?
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <peter.white@xxxxxxx>
> To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2001 5:09 PM
> Subject: [ukha_d] RE: (ukha_d) RE: (ukha_d) OTish: basic network
question
>
>
> > Done that (both now 225.225.0.0) - but no change.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: MIME:automated@xxxxxxx at INTERNET
> > Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2001 02:38
> > To: White, Peter; ukha_d@xxxxxxx at Internet
> > Subject: RE: [ukha_d] RE: (ukha_d) OTish: basic network question
> >
> >
> > 1 Ethernet adapter :
> >
> >
> >
> > Your laptop.............
> >
> > Description . . . . . . . . : Portable Add-Ons CardBus Ethernet
Adapter
> > Physical Address. . . . . . : 00-10-A4-D1-1A-DB
> > DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
> > IP Address. . . . . . . . . : 169.254.187.101
> > Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0
> >
> > your server............
> >
> > desc: realtek RTL8139<a> fast ethernet
> > Phys address: 00-D0-70-01-6D-E7
> > DHCP enabled: N
> > IP address: 192.168.0.1
> > Subnet: 255.255.255.0
> >
> >
> > It looks like your subnet mask is different. Try changing that...
> >
> > HTH
> > Neil
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <peter.white@xxxxxxx>
> > To: <paul.murgatroyd@xxxxxxx>; <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2001 2:57 PM
> > Subject: [ukha_d] RE: (ukha_d) OTish: basic network question
> >
> >
> > > Here you go:
> > >
> > > Host name: Primary-lku25sd
> > > Primary DNS suffix: (blank)
> > > Node type: Broadcast
> > > IP routing enabled: Y
> > > WINS Proxy enabled: N
> > >
> > > Ethernet adaptor local area connection:
> > >
> > > Connection-spec DNS suffix: (blank)
> > > desc: realtek RTL8139<a> fast ethernet
> > > Phys address: 00-D0-70-01-6D-E7
> > > DHCP enabled: N
> > > IP address: 192.168.0.1
> > > Subnet: 255.255.255.0
> > > Default GW: (blank)
> > > DNS Servers: (blank)
> > >
> > > Does this help??  I've also attached the same from the
laptop.
> > >
> > > Thanks, Pete
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: MIME:paul.murgatroyd@xxxxxxx at INTERNET
> > > Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2001 12:35
> > > To: White, Peter; ukha_d@xxxxxxx at Internet
> > > Subject: RE: [ukha_d] OTish: basic network question
> > >
> > >
> > > Your laptop will be using IPX/SPX to connect to the Novell
Network at
> > work -
> > > you should be able to configure TCP/IP on it without
upsetting Novell.
> Go
> > > onto your win2k box and goto start, run and type ipconfig
/all.
> > >
> > > What settings do you get back?
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: peter.white@xxxxxxx [mailto:peter.white@xxxxxxx]
> > > Sent: 16 August 2001 12:44
> > > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > > Subject: [ukha_d] OTish: basic network question
> > >
> > >
> > > Guys
> > >
> > > Finally got around to connecting the Switch that I got from
Scan ages

> ago,
> > > but
> > > can't get the PC's talking to each other.  All the right
lights are
> > flashing
> > > (on
> > > the network cards/dongles & switch), so I think the
problem is my
> > > incompetent
> > > s/w set-up, as opposed to the h/w.  Bearing in mind I don't
know huge
> > > amounts
> > > about networking, my config is:
> > >
> > > 1 x PC running W2K (and ideally Internet sharing), with
bog-standard
> 100MB
> > > Ethernet card
> > > 1 x laptop running W98, and using Novell NetWare when logged
into the
> > office
> > > server (is this the problem?) with bog-standard PCMCIA
Ethernet card.
> > > 1 x Dynamode switch.
> > >
> > > The main PC (W2K) seems to be working fine, and according to
the diags
> is
> > > sending packet happily, so the problem is almost certainly
with the
> > laptop.
> > > I've tried setting it to 'Client for MS networks' rather
than Novell,
> but
> > it
> > > still doesn't see anything.  When I try to renew the IP
address it
fails
> > as
> > > it
> > > can't find the DHCP server (obviously), but I still need to
be able to
> use
> > > the
> > > laptop in the office too, so the support boys won't be happy
if I
screw
> > > around
> > > with it too much. Both machines are set to the same
workgroup.
> > >
> > > Am I missing something obvious?
> > >
> > > Pete
> > >
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