At 11:57 AM 10/24/98 -0400, you wrote: >Gentlemen > >I figured if anyone knows, you all will. > >I have a small home network using Linux (almost) exclusively. >I also have a laptop without an ethernet card but I have been >able to tie it to one of the boxes using PLIP. The question >is: Can I telnet into all the boxes once I've been recognized >by one. So far I haven't been able to telnet into any box >except the one I'm directly connected to. I've read the NET3 >HOWTO again and also skimmed the Crab Book a couple of times >in the last few days (great review by the way - I needed it), >and so far no luck. > Is it possible to telnet into a third box using PLIP >through ethernet?? >____ ____ ____ >| |----------------| |---------------| | >|__| PLIP Cable |___| Ethernet |___| >laptop shortline mainline >192.168.192.4 eth0 192.168.192.3 192.168.192.1 >plip1 plip1 192.168.192.10 > >from laptop: >#telnet 192.168.192.1 >#unable to connect to remote host: Connection timed out > >Thanks for your time >JC > >
Make sure you have IP forwarding turned on for shortline.
It has to forward the packets from plip1 to eth0. Redhat
has forwrding turned off by default. I am not sure about
other versions...
Mikkel
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