Redhat 7.3, Lan, Router - cannot connect

[garrowsmith]

I'm stumped. We've got a LAN connected through the web via an internet router.

I can't seem to get the machine configured so that it can surf for web pages. I've given a static IP address and can ping local machines and the router its self. However I can't get netscape to view any pages.

I tried to configure the primary & secondary DNS settings with the addresses from my ISP (Blueyonder) however it didn't help.

Also is there a recommended method for making the machine viewable/file share on a WinXP/Mac network?

Finally during config I checked the http & telnet tickboxes to allow connections, however when I try to connect I get an error message stating that the host is actively refusing connections. I've tried deleting the securitty file as others have recommended here although it makes no difference.

Do I need to allow specific IP addesses? If so how?

A big bag of questions I know, and any help would be much appreciated.

Cheers,

Graham.

ps. Please don't tell me to install another brand of linux. It took years to download this one

 

[sleipnir214]

Connecting from your box:
Can you ping foreign IP addresses? For example, can you ping 18.181.0.31 (which is

http://www.mit.edu)?

Can you ping

http://www.mit.edu?

Sharing files to Microsoft networks:
If you want Linux to share files to a Microsoft network, then you need to use samba.

Connecting to your box:
Try shutting down your ipchains firewall completely? (the command is "/sbin/service ipchains stop" without the quotes). ______________________________________________________________________
Perfection in engineering does not happen when there is nothing more to add.
Rather it happens when there is nothing more to take away.

 

[garrowsmith]

1. Wow. I can ping external IP addresses, both using a numeric & using the name

http://www.mit

2. I've downloaded and installed the rpm of Samba... although the command smb don't work.... how do I kick this thing into running? I've tried reading the online docs but I don't think my general knowledge of linux is good enough to get me going.

Any tips would be appreciated!

I've tried shutting down IP chains, and the box said all the right things, however my telnet session is still rejected. My connection is still actively refused - could it be the port #? My telnet app seems to use #23 by default.
I've tried 80, and 8080 but no joy!

Thanks,

Graham.

I'm sure they told me using linux would be easier!

 

[fluid11]

To start Samba...

/sbin/service smb start

Before you start Samba, you need to edit your /etc/samba/smb.conf file. Yours could be located in a different place then mine. Try using the locate command if you can't find smb.conf.

Is it possible that you are running both ipchains and iptables? I've never used either, but I would imagine the command to stop iptables is this...

/sbin/service iptables stop


Chris

 

[garrowsmith]

Ok, I've got Samba running and will have a dig around so I can get permissions sorted for local accounts, so that's lookin good.

I've found that mozilla works fine, so it looks like it's only netscape that has a gripe with the connection. Weird!?!

I've tried the telnet recommendations from you all and nothing seems to stop the denying the connection. I'll give the recommendation in the FAQ a go! (Doh, should have tried it first...)

Cheers,

Graham.

 

[stevethom]

If you haven't already done so, download a copy of webmin (

http://www.webmin.com).

It gives you the ability to manage your machine via a web browser (on your machine or from another machine altogether).

Setting up Samba and telnet are rather simple. There is a simple interface in the servers section for Samba. Also in that section is "Extended Internet Services", where you can turn telnet on and off, along with a host of other services.

The file management section requires java, shich you usually can't open in Konqueror. Netscape should work though. It is a handy way to do file management tasks with root access while signed on as a regular user.

Webmin is the first package I install on all of my servers and workstations. 'Then I thought - it is easier to get out of the way when we are in it, than to get in when we are out'... John Bunyon, "Pilgrims Progress"