Brian I'm no expert, but if you type ipconfig /all and post the results for each machine, I know some of the folks here (maybe even me) will be better able to help you. Also, are you connecting through a hub or direct cable from one pc to the other? Stephen >From: bs >Reply-To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >Subject: redhat network problems >Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2003 20:16:08 -0700 > >ease excuse this newbie's ignorance but I have RTM and I still can't get my >two Redhat 7.3 boxes to talk to eachother. I can ping from one to the other >but everything else is refused. Nmap shows just a few ports open. > >Starting nmap V. 2.54BETA31 ( www.insecure.org/nmap/ ) >Interesting ports on stimpy (192.168.39.1): >(The 1547 ports scanned but not shown below are in state: closed) >Port State Service >111/tcp open sunrpc 113/tcp open auth > 199/tcp open smux 678/tcp >open unknown 1024/tcp open kdm > 1026/tcp open nterm 6000/tcp open >X11 > *pinging localhost shows* >Starting nmap V. 2.54BETA31 ( www.insecure.org/nmap/ ) >Interesting ports on localhost.localdomain (127.0.0.1): >(The 1546 ports scanned but not shown below are in state: closed) >Port State Service >111/tcp open sunrpc 113/tcp open auth > 199/tcp open smux 678/tcp >open unknown 1024/tcp open kdm > 1025/tcp open listen 1026/tcp open >nterm 6000/tcp open X11 > >Thanks in advance, Brian Sanders > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >hanks in > >--------------------------------------------------- >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 _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus