how do you network two Ubuntu computers with a crossover cable?

[Sean Hammond]

Okay, they can ping each other. I did as you said, and the two machines
could ping happily all night. Ubuntu has a nice, clean UI for  setting up
the IP addresses, and you can indeed assign an IP address to the LAN ports
specifically. So good so far.

The question now is, how do you do anything more than just ping? I have set
each of the computers to share the users home directory with NFS, but all I
get when I open up Places->Networks is that it asks me for a whole bunch of
passwords in succession before finally leaving me with the usual empty
Windows network.

On 12/6/05, Steve <bassix at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Sean Hammond wrote:
> > I can't try right now... but I don't know what I would ping anyway. Just
> > the host name of the machine, the name that appears after user@ in a
> > terminal? Or do I ping the IP address I have assigned the machine in
> > System-Administration-Networking?
>
> From what I understand, in your System-Admin-Networking, you should
> have assigned an IP specifically to your ethernet LAN port. This should
> enable the computer on the other end of the cable to ping *that* IP
> number.
>
> Also, are you currently running a firewall? If you are completely
> disconnected from the internet (just your two Ubuntu computers connected
> to each other), you can safely turn off the firewall, as it may (should)
> block certain IP traffic.
>
> -Steve.
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