You can watch your network and discover what's going on there... Use tcpdump, then you will know where the problem is (win or linux)
Fryclau >: -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John Salamone Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2003 10:35 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: linux firewall My printer is an hp deskjet 3820 which worked fine in the past until I had the changes to my win98 machine mentioned earlier. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2003 9:32 PM Subject: Re: linux firewall > what's your printer's type? > "John Salamone" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >more info added : > > > >I run windows 98 on a Compaq Presario and RH8 on my HP Vectra vl). I > >connect to the internet via verizon dsl, through a Netgear router. Both > >the win98 machine and the RH8 machine get IP addresses through that router. > > > >I recently had my win98 machine rebuilt due to errors with it and noticed it > >had a different IP address from before. Do I need to change any host files? > >If so, what are they? > > > > > >On the win98 machine, the only things I did was under network neighborhood, > >properties, added allow file and printer sharing for microsoft networks to > >network components installed. The other was to put a share on the printer > >used with share being the printer name with NO password. > > > >Do I need to do anything else? Any help is greatly appreciated. > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: John Salamone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2003 8:54 PM > >Subject: Re: linux firewall > > > > > >> Sorry about forgetting my configuration. I use verizon dsl which is > >> connected to my netgear router which connects to 2 machines, a windows 98 > >> machine and a linux machine. > >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: Rick Warner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2003 8:49 PM > >> Subject: Re: linux firewall > >> > >> > >> > On Tue, 2003-07-08 at 17:29, John Salamone wrote: > >> > > Is it possible for linux' firewall to prevent me from printing from my > >> linux machine to a windows 98 machine which hosts my printer? If so, what > >do > >> I need to do to solve this problem? Any help would be greatly appreciated. > >> > > > >> > > Thanks!! > >> > > >> > Possible? Depends on the network configuration, which you failed to > >> > provide (general note to everyone: answers to networking questions are > >> > often dependent on network architecture; please post details). > >> > > >> > First question: you refer to Linux in two contexts, one as a firewall > >> > and one as 'my linux machine'. Are these in fact one machine? > >> > > >> > Second question: If they are one machine, what are the firewall rules? > >> > (do iptables -n -L and post the output; obfuscate IP addresses if > >> > paranoid). If the firewall you refer to is the same as 'my linux > >> > machine' then the answer to the question of interference with printing > >> > is contained in the rule set. The solution would then be to modify > >> > the rule set appropriately. > >> > > >> > Third question: If they are not one machine, does the Linux firewall > >> > sit between the Win98 print server and 'my linux machine'? If not, > >> > then the firewall cannot interfere with printing. If yes, the likely > >> > it interferes. That leads to .... > >> > > >> > Fourth question: If firewall is a separate box separating Win98 pserver > >> > and 'my linux machine' then what is the firewall rule set in place > >> > on the firewall? Need to know in order to see why printing is blocked > >> > ... > >> > > >> > - rick warner > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > -- > >> > redhat-list mailing list > >> > unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > >> > >> > >> -- > >> redhat-list mailing list > >> unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > > > > >-- > >redhat-list mailing list > >unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > > > __________________________________________________________________ > McAfee VirusScan Online from the Netscape Network. > Comprehensive protection for your entire computer. Get your free trial today! > http://channels.netscape.com/ns/computing/mcafee/index.jsp?promo=393397 > > Get AOL Instant Messenger 5.1 free of charge. Download Now! > http://aim.aol.com/aimnew/Aim/register.adp?promo=380455 > > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
