Simple network problem

struggled_newbie · 02-01-2010, 07:36 PM

Hi there Linux Gurus

I'm having an experiment on making a Samba Server for Redhat 9.0, I have 2 PC's and 1 5 port Switch My scenario will be this, 1 of my PC (Windows XP) is already connected to our company network and I added 1 LAN card to connect to my 5 port switch, the other one PC which is my Redhat also connects to the 5 port switch. I assigned 10.0.0.2 to the added lan card on my Windows XP and 10.0.0.1 in my RedHat 9 PC, the problem is They don't meet each other, I checked on my switch its normal and turned on.
try to ping each other but still they don't meet...

please anyone..... Thanks

snowtigger · 02-01-2010, 07:57 PM

On most OSs ping tends to default to the first network card. It could be that even when you ping into windows it is trying to reply back out of the first card and not the second one.

struggled_newbie · 02-01-2010, 08:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by snowtigger

On most OSs ping tends to default to the first network card. It could be that even when you ping into windows it is trying to reply back out of the first card and not the second one.

is there any options

snowtigger · 02-01-2010, 08:44 PM

Couldn't say for windows (none in a stable state to run here), but for linux (iputils-sss20070202) you can use the -I option

from the man page,

Quote:

-I interface address
Set source address to specified interface address. Argument may
be numeric IP address or name of device. When pinging IPv6 link-
local address this option is required.

chrism01 · 02-01-2010, 10:01 PM

There are various ping options http://linux.die.net/man/8/ping, see also traceroute http://linux.die.net/man/8/traceroute.

Might be worth noting that RH9 (codename Shrike) is totally obsolete and has not been updated (inc security) in yrs http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Hat_Linux.
Try a modern distro eg Centos 5.4 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centos, free version of RHEL http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/