Re: WinXX and Linux on a network
Andreas Kleen (ak@muc.de)
Wed, 1 Oct 1997 20:05:12 +0200
>
> On 1 Oct 1997, Andi Kleen wrote:
>
> > Teunis Peters <teunis@usa.net> writes:
> > > I can connect to them just fine; they cannot connect to my computer.
> > > This is definitely kernel-related as 2.1.24 works. (as I have an
> > > Ne2000plus 2.0.30pre7 doesn't work but I haven't had time/space to
> > > upgrade)
> >
> > Can you try if other computers can reach your machine? If not, please
> > supply a tcpdump log of a failed connect. You should also check with
> > netstat -a if your telnet server is really running. Without a tcpdump
> > it's nearly impossible to diagnose the problem.
> >
> > -A.
> >
> Also note that `ifconfig` and `route` now need to have the command line
> completed, i.e., there are no default netmasks, etc. Check for errors
> upon startup... You may see something like "route forgot to add
> netmask". You need these things now.
Nope, the kernel only complains to urge the user to update, but it still
has the compatibility code to compute them itself. The problem is that
this mostly breaks in a CIDR/subnet enviroments (and most IP networks
are this today). Actually the message is gone in the latest CVS snapshots,
because the problem has been solved differently there.
-A.