My first guess would be that Windows XP Home has a the built in
software firewall on so its ignoring the ping from linux.

Mike Nixon


On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 16:02:39 -0600, Nick <bellsoffreedom at animail.net> wrote:
> Hello all,
> 
> Situation:  I have a SUSE 9.0 Linux laptop hooked up to a Windows XP
> Home Edition desktop with a cross over cable. Windows recognizes the
> connection. Linux doesn't.
> 
> Question:  When I ping, Linux says network is unreachable. How do I
> get Linux to see the network?
> 
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