[linux-help] Networking problems -

[Bob Goodwin <bgoodwi3@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I have two computers tied together via a LinkSys 5-port switch, one
running RH-7.0 and ipchains, the other RH-7.2 with iptables. The
configuration looks good and it seems it ought to work but I can't
even get either one to ping itself, 192.168.1.1 [RH-7.2 box1] and
192.168.1.2 [RH-7.0 box2].

Both will ping localhost 127.0.0.1 but not themselves on
192.168.1.x or between boxes.

Can this be due to blocking by the firewall?  And if so how do I
fix it? I've been reading man pages etc but things are still not
clear to me. I understand that they divert or pass packets but how
this is controlled by the user evades me.

Thanks.

Bob Goodwin   Durant, Florida

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