On Tue, Nov 25, 2008 at 7:40 PM, NoOp <<a href="mailto:glgxg@sbcglobal.net" target="_blank">glgxg@sbcglobal.net</a>> wrote: <div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> <div><div></div><div>On 11/25/2008 08:14 PM, Bob Cortez wrote: > On Tue, Nov 25, 2008 at 7:07 PM, scott <<a href="mailto:redhowlingwolves@nc.rr.com" target="_blank">redhowlingwolves@nc.rr.com</a>> wrote: > >> NoOp wrote: >> > >> > >> > Can you ping mystic-laptop from media? Also please check the same as >> > above from mystic-laptop & if that doesn't work, drop me a note directly >> > so that we take this off-list & don't continue to bother the local >> > natives :-) >> > >> > >> > >> > >> Some local natives are interested in problem resolution. :) >> > > I'm not able to ping hostname from either machine to the other. > > I'll post the solution here. > > Bob > > </div></div>Can you post the connection setup? Example, for the two machines I have active now: bg (hardy <a href="http://192.168.2.100" target="_blank">192.168.2.100</a>)<===> router (<a href="http://192.168.2.1" target="_blank">192.168.2.1</a> - is the gateway) <==> bg-laptop (intrepid <a href="http://192.168.2.102" target="_blank">192.168.2.102</a> I can ping both ways (IP and by name) On bg I have in my /etc/hosts <a href="http://192.168.2.1" target="_blank">192.168.2.1</a> gg-laptop On bg-laptop I have in my /etc/hosts <a href="http://192.168.2.100" target="_blank">192.168.2.100</a> gg $ cat /etc/resolv.conf on bg shows my routers actual outbound internet IP dns servers for my IP, but changing them to the router gateway (<a href="http://192.168.2.1" target="_blank">192.168.2.1</a>) works. $ cat /etc/resolv.conf on bg-laptop is <a href="http://192.168.2.1" target="_blank">192.168.2.1</a> (nameserver <a href="http://192.168.2.1" target="_blank">192.168.2.1</a>) [Note: some IP's/names have been changed to protect the innocent :-)] I can do the same w/some complication by adding in a wireless router connected to <a href="http://192.168.0.1" target="_blank">192.168.0.1</a>, setting bg-laptop to wireless etc., etc., That involves some added configuration on both routers but works just fine.</blockquote> I need to take a break from this for tonight. There is something really odd about this. I was able to get on a windows box on the network and was able to ping media just fine. Thanks for you time. I'll get back on this tomorrow when I'm fresh if you're still willing to help. Bob </div>