/etc/hosts

king_of_inismac

OK need help,

trying to get a lan going.
Have a linux server with mysql and apache running

Want to view the pages from my windows machine:

ran netconfig with the following:
ip Add: 192.168.1.1
network: 255.255.255.0
Def Gateway:192.168.1.254
Prim NameServer: 192.168.1.1


edited the etc/hosts files with the following:
192.168.1.1 excelsior (linux machine)
192.168.1.2 hal (windows machine)

on the hosts file on my windows machine:
192.168.1.1 excelsior (linux machine)
192.168.1.2 hal (windows machine)

I launch IE and type http://excelsior, but it pops up the dialog
work offline or connect to the internet

I clcik work offline and i get nothing, page not found???

any ideas,

thanks guys!!

Rambo

try pinging 192.168.1.1 first at the command line using the windows machine

c:> ping 192.168.1.1
if you get a responce you know your network is working

now on the linux machine
make sure httpd is running
make sure mysqld is running

you did not say what linux os you or using

REDHAT
service mysqld start
service httpd start

suse:
rcmysqld start
rchttpd start

IE settings
remember to set the proxy setting in IE
do not use proxy server for address begining with
192.*.*.*
if all went well
on the windows machine type http://192.168.1.1 in IE
you should see your pages

king_of_inismac

have tried pinging the linux box, but requests are timing out, any ideas??

niallb

Originally posted by king_of_inismac

Def Gateway:192.168.1.254
Prim NameServer: 192.168.1.1

These lines are not helping.
You've set your system's default gateway to a machine that (I think) doesn't exist.
In addition, you didn't mention that you were running a nameserver on 192.168.1.1, so it's unlikely you are!
Your system can't resolve excelsior.
Check whether your hosts file is working from the cmd line.
Try ping excelsior. Even if it doesn't work, it should return the IP address.
Where you put the windows hosts file depends on the windows version.
Also make sure (if you wrote the file in notepad or something) that windows didn't tack on a hidden .txt at the end.
That will stop it working.
Best bet for a hosts file is DOS edit at the prompt.

Can you ping the windows machine from the linux box?

king_of_inismac

have removed those lines you suggested, but what should i replaced them with???

Im not running a DNS server on the linux machine.

hosts file on the windows machine seems to be working fine, because whn i ping excelsior it returns 192.168.1.1

I cant ping the windows machine from the linux box either, but the hosts file seems to be working there because when i type ping hal (windows machine) it returns 192.168.1.2

Was just thinking, could it be a problem with the tcp/ip properties of my lan on my windows machine??

Ive set them as the following:

ip: 192.168.1.2
subnet mask 255.255.255.0
gateway : blank

any ideas??

Typedef

Are you using a hub/switch?

If not have you used cross-over cable to connect the two boxes?

king_of_inismac

No, Im not using a switch or hub,

Im using a cross over cable as suggested

Typedef

In that case have you checked the subnet of the Windows box to be 255.255.255.0 ?

king_of_inismac

ya, windows lan TCP/IP subnet mask is set to 255.255.255.0??

Typedef

Do you get two green lights indicating connectivity betwixt the two NICs?

Capt'n Midnight

Did you connect with http://192.168.1.x ?
if so then an name resolution problem or similar

NB. make sure there are geen lights at both ends of the cable.

Try pinging 192.168.1.255
and then do an ARP -A to see if there are any MAC addresses

RE. IE work off / line / connect to internet - change the tools options connections to LAN

silver surfer

have you tried the ifconfig command from the command line and confirm all your settings in there ?

Here is a good list of cmd's, have a look at the ifconfig and ifup ifdown ones along with linuxconf if you have that on you distro !

http://www.er.uqam.ca/nobel/r10735/unixcomm.html#tth_sEc1

king_of_inismac

ok, the saga continues,:-) there pinging each othe now, but IE wont display the web-page??

king_of_inismac

ok, heres the full list of data:

ipconfig on windows machine:
ip address 192.168.1.2
subnet Mask 255.255.255.0
default gateway: Blank

ifconfig on linux machine:
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:A0:4B:06:BC:14
inet addr:192.168.1.1 Bcast:192.168.1.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:115 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:36 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:100
RX bytes:13796 (13.4 Kb) TX bytes:3300 (3.2 Kb)
Interrupt:10 Base address:0x7000

lo Link encap:Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1
RX packets:162 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:162 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:15487 (15.1 Kb) TX bytes:15487 (15.1 Kb)

IE lan settings:
automatically detect settings:unticked
automatic configuration script: unticked
proxy server: unticked

anyone got any ideas??

Rambo

disable the firewall on the linux machine

Typedef

ps -ax | grep httpd

Is apache running?

tommycahir

apache
have you set the document root in the httpd.conf file to be the directory with the index.html file in it.
have you set it to listen on port 80

niallb

Originally posted by king_of_inismac
...

I clcik work offline and i get nothing, page not found???

any ideas,

Try not clicking on "Work Offline"!
You're telling IE not to use ANY network connections.

Try connecting to the internet with explorer
and then try your local connection again.

If that works you can persuade IE not to go online
every time you click a link.

NiallB

Typedef

Oh yeah.

/casts mind back to winders use.

Isn't there some naff way to tell IE to look for LAN connections before trying to instanciate a DUN connection?

deimos

If its Redhat, it might have some stuff firewalled, eg http using iptables or ipchains.


try the commands........


iptables -F
ipchains -F

seamus

Originally posted by Typedef
Oh yeah.

/casts mind back to winders use.

Isn't there some naff way to tell IE to look for LAN connections before trying to instanciate a DUN connection?

Ya
Start->Run...

Type "control inetcpl.cpl"

Click on the Connections tab.

Select "Dial whenever a network connection is not present" or better yet, "Never dial a connection" (Stops pseky adwarez trying to dial out).

Ok, apply, etc