Bad gateway address on linux box. make sure that /etc/sysconfig/network has... GATEWAY=192.168.2.1 and that /etc/sysconfig/network-script/ifcfg-eth0 doesn't have any gateway address in it. then... service network restart and see what happens Craig On Mon, 2003-01-20 at 13:51, Stephen Andert wrote: > 1- No, I'm only using the Win98 machine because the wireless USB nic/access > point worked easier with that than with linux. I also *need* to have the > Win98 machine working since it is my official "work-at-home" pc from my > company and if it is down then when I want to work from home, I won't be > able to and I'll have to drive in to the office. > > 2- I only tried briefly to get usb working on Linux, mainly due to #1 above. > > Thanks > Stephen > > ---Win98--- > Windows 98 IP Configuration > > > > Host Name . . . . . . . . . : Qwest.net > DNS Servers . . . . . . . . : 206.80.192.1 > 204.147.80.5 > Node Type . . . . . . . . . : Broadcast > NetBIOS Scope ID. . . . . . : > IP Routing Enabled. . . . . : No > WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . : No > NetBIOS Resolution Uses DNS : Yes > > 0 Ethernet adapter : > > Description . . . . . . . . : IEEE802.11b WLAN USB Adapter v2.5 > Physical Address. . . . . . : 00-02-DD-31-57-EA > DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . : No > IP Address. . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.50 > Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0 > Default Gateway . . . . . . : 192.168.2.1 > Primary WINS Server . . . . : > Secondary WINS Server . . . : > Lease Obtained. . . . . . . : > Lease Expires . . . . . . . : > > Active Routes: > > Network Address Netmask Gateway Address Interface Metric > 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 192.168.2.1 92.168.2.50 1 > 10.3.35.2 255.255.255.255 192.168.2.1 92.168.2.50 1 > 127.0.0.0 255.0.0.0 127.0.0.1 127.0.0.1 1 > 192.168.2.0 255.255.255.0 192.168.2.50 92.168.2.50 1 > 192.168.2.50 255.255.255.255 127.0.0.1 127.0.0.1 1 > 192.168.2.255 255.255.255.255 192.168.2.50 92.168.2.50 1 > 224.0.0.0 224.0.0.0 192.168.2.50 92.168.2.50 1 > 255.255.255.255 255.255.255.255 192.168.2.50 92.168.2.50 1 > > ---linux--- > eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:A0:C9:AB:7C:E0 > inet addr:192.168.2.2 Bcast:192.168.2.255 Mask:255.255.255.0 > UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 > RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 > TX packets:75 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 > collisions:0 txqueuelen:100 > Interrupt:9 Base address:0xfce0 > > 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:135 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 > TX packets:135 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 > collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 > > Kernel IP routing table > Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use > Iface > 192.168.2.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 eth0 > 127.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 255.0.0.0 U 0 0 0 lo > 0.0.0.0 192.168.2.51 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0 eth0 > > > >From: Craig White > > > >On Mon, 2003-01-20 at 12:44, Stephen Andert wrote: > > > I'm trying to move my whole family to linux and the best way I can do > >that > > > is to make all the same resources (internet, decent games for kids, > >e-mail, > > > etc) available on a linux machine so they can start using it. > > > > > > I've now gotten Red Hat reinstalled (couldn't get X to work with 8) and > >have > > > the network card setup (correctly I think) to be in a position to see > >the > > > rest of the network. > > > > > > Linux (.2) is connected to a hub. > > > Also connected to the hub is a Win98 pc (.51). > > > Win98 machine also has usb wireless adapter (.50) talking to > > > Wireless access point (.1) > > > > > > There are other machines involved, but the key thing I'm shooting for is > > > internet access from linux (.2) which can only be done through the Win98 > >pc > > > right now. I also want to be able to login to the linux machine from > >other > > > pc's on the network using telnet sessions. I think I have everything I > >need > > > to get these done, but am getting stuck at one detail which I hope the > >list > > > will forgive the questions - > > > > > > When I connect the USB Wireless Access Point (.50) on the Win98 machine, > > > winipcfg doesn't "see" the physical NIC (.51)? Any tips? > > > > > > Feel free to take the tips offline if this will start a holy war. > > > > >----- > >1 - you didn't give us enough fill on your network. Are you trying to 2 > >NIC's on the Win98 machine in order to use Windows Internet Connection > >Sharing (Win98SE option) - if so...you will make this excessively more > >difficult. If not, what is the router...the Wireless Access Point? > > > >2 - usb wireless is not the easiest thing to use on linux. When you boot > >up, does dmesg|less give you any listing that it found the wireless > >adaptor? what does ifconfig tell you? > > > >it would help if you would... > > > >windows 98: ipconfig /all > c:\win.txt > > route print >> c:\win.txt > > > >linux : ifconfig -a > /tmp/linux.txt > > route -n >> /tmp/linux.txt > > > >and then show us the outputs of both > > > >Craig > > > >--------------------------------------------------- > >PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > >To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > >http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > _________________________________________________________________ > The new MSN 8: smart spam protection and 2 months FREE* > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss