[Ham-Linux] OT: Networking

[KC7ZRU - Tate]

Pastor-kc1di wrote:
> Hello All,
> 
> 
> 
> I'm trying to connect a small home network with two computers, unfortunately
> one of them is a Windows Xp box and the other is my Linux box runniing
> redhat 8.0..  I can ping the windows machine from the linux box ok but can't
> ping the linux box from the windows XP machine.
> 
> 
> 
> I've tried configuring Samba but to no avail anyone on the list able to
> help?
> 
> 
> 
> thanks , 
> 
> 73 Dave kc1di 
> 

Turn off the firewall in the RH box

/etc/rc.d/init.d/iptables stop

Try that - if that allows a ping to go through, time to read up on and 
configure netfilter with iptables.

73

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