Rick Meyerhoff wrote:

> I still have not been able to get my network (just a crossover cable) 
> to work right. At this
> point I can ping from w2k to Linux but not from Linux to w2k. Here is
> what happens when I try:
>
> [rick at myLinux rick]$ ping myW2k
> PING myW2k (192.168.1.2) 56(84) bytes of data.
>
> (the link lights on both cards flash in unison but this ping just
> "hangs" here without any output until I CTRL-C, then I get...)
>
> --- myW2k ping statistics ---
> 8 packets transmitted, 0 received, 100% packet loss, time 7016ms
>
>
> I am still learning about networking so please don't make any 
> assumptions.
>
> Could it be my windoze firewall (ZoneAlarm)? It does not report that 
> someone has been trying to ping. It's annoying to turn it off because 
> I only have one mouse (gave the spares away) and if I move the mouse 
> from the Linux box Linux stops recognizing the mouse when I replace it 
> and so I have to reboot.
>
What is in the host file on your Linux box?
You should have an entry for every host (machine) on your network
hostname ###.###.###.###



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