[lug] local network

[D. Stimits]

"D. Stimits" wrote:
> 
> Can I assume you are using ethernet cards, and not a modem? If so, this
> indicates there is no ethernet card detected or configured.

Ignore that...pretend I didn't hit the send button.

> 
> D. Stimits, stimits at idcomm.com
> 
> David wrote:
> >
> >    scp is the best way, someone mentioned that. It does, however, require
> >    sshd be running. If you are in a secure environment, where passwords
> >    going across the net can't be snooped, try ftp. "man ftp". To find the
> >    ip, have root do "ifconfig" (you need to know which network device is
> >    used, probably eth0). You are interested in the "inet addr". Beware that
> >    it is a bad idea to send passwords over the open Internet. If it is your
> >    own private net, there isn't a lot to worry about.
> >
> > Dan, Literally all I want to do is copy a bunch of files from one
> > machine to another; the alternative is to transfer the disc itself to
> > the other machine - and I may do that really soon!
> >
> > I cannot get either machine to recognise the other.  One is running
> > KRUD/RH7.0, which thereby may have some security protections enabled
> > that are getting in the way; the other machine is running RH6.2.  I
> > have the following /etc/sysconfig/network and /etc/hosts files, but I
> > am missing something.  Is it a file such as a .hosts file, or is it
> > some procedural thing?
> >
> > Currently I am connected to my ISP and so ifconfig gives me the
> > dynamic ip that the isp gave me, this is on the RH6.2 machine.  I
> > cannot ping nor ftp from the KRUD machine using this address.  I get a
> > "connect: Network is unreachable" message in each case.  I feel that
> > this is a clue to what is wrong, although the actual task I want to
> > carry out I should do offline using bogus ips.  One question is what
> > bogus ips should I use; I seem to recall that there is a set of
> > numbers reserved for local use.  Currently I am using 123.456.666.1
> > and 2; ping gives me "unknown host"  with each number on each machine.
> >
> > The physical connection is a machine-to-machine network cable plugged
> > in to the network cards.  What should I have running so that the
> > network is recognised?
> >
> > sshd is running on the KRUD machine, not on the other; but security is
> > not what I am concerned about.
> >
> > RH6.2
> > *****
> > lo        Link encap:Local Loopback
> >           inet addr:127.0.0.1  Mask:255.0.0.0
> >           UP LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU:3924  Metric:1
> >           RX packets:86 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
> >           TX packets:86 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
> >           collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
> >
> > ppp0      Link encap:Point-to-Point Protocol
> >           inet addr:216.17.156.114  P-t-P:216.17.156.229  Mask:255.255.255.255
> >           UP POINTOPOINT RUNNING NOARP MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
> >           RX packets:61 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
> >           TX packets:65 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
> >           collisions:0 txqueuelen:10
> >
> > 127.0.0.1       localhost.localdomain           localhost
> > 127.0.0.1       Bluebeard.Anthrax               Bluebeard  # on the net
> > #123.456.666.2   Bluebeard.Anthrax               Bluebeard  # bogus local
> >
> > NETWORKING=yes
> > HOSTNAME=Bluebeard.Anthrax
> > DOMAINNAME=Anthrax
> >
> > KRUD
> > ****
> > lo        Link encap:Local Loopback
> >           inet addr:127.0.0.1  Mask:255.0.0.0
> >           UP LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU:3924  Metric:1
> >           RX packets:334 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
> >           TX packets:334 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
> >           collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
> >
> > 127.0.0.1       localhost.localdomain           localhost
> > 123.456.666.1   RedNose.Anthrax                 RedNose
> >
> > NETWORKING=yes
> > HOSTNAME=RedNose.Anthrax
> > DOMAINNAME=Anthrax
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