ping

[Daniel Son]

Chris,

Are you able to ping computer1 from computer2 or computer3?
do you ping computer1 by IP address or by name, and if by name does the 
name resolve properly?
what does iptables -L say?

d


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Chris Aitken wrote:
> I am trying to set up a fourth computer to print to a remote printer. 
> I guess I know how to do this now, but I can't ping computer1 from 
> computer4.
>
> The hosts.allow file (computer1) looks fine.
>
> # hosts.allow   This file describes the names of the hosts which are
> #               allowed to use the local INET services, as decided
> #               by the '/usr/sbin/tcpd' server.
> all : allow : all
>
> The hosts.deny file has no entries.
>
> What can I try next?
>
> Computer4 is on the Internet (through router>cable modem) and can ping 
> the other two computers and the router. It just can't ping computer1 
> (which has the printer connected to it).
>
> Chris
>
>
>
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