No route to Host. (networking issues)

[fandelem]

I'm have never gotten my windows and linux clients able to ping each other.  When I attempt to ping one another, the lights on my hugs flash, as if data is being sent, but then I get an error message on my Linux box (when pinging my win98 box)

 

[AndyBo]

What does the Linux error message say?&nbsp;&nbsp;What IP addresses and netmasks are assigned to the Linux box and the Windows boxes?<br><br>It sounds like this is probably a fairly easy problem to solve, and the requested info will help a lot

 

[fandelem]

Linux error message says