[NTLUG:Discuss] Internet on my network

[Chris Cox]

falconjetflyer at netscape.net wrote:

>I am using Mandrake 8.1 on a 700 mhz Duron, 10 gig hd
>I am unable to bring up a webpage on my client machines.
>My network is set up and I can ping successfully from both ends.
>Samba seems to be running.    testparm says OK
>I can not see the linux machine from the windows machine. (in Network neighborhood)
>There must be something wrong with my linux setup.   I have enabled internet sharing in Mandrake control center.  No joy.
>I have to say I don't fully understand Masquerade in the 2.4 kernel.
>I don't know if it is set up properly.  Reading that now.
>
You need to better describe your network (and yes, I realize you are new 
to this).

Are the boxes both plugged into a switch?  Is it like a Cable/DSL router 
appliance of some sort?

or

Is one of the boxes connected to the internet by some means and has a 
second interface
(possibly one interface with multiple IPs on a switch... probably not 
though) and the
other box is accessing the internet using the internet connected box as 
a gateway?

If it's the first case (just guessing)... then both of your boxes are on 
the same network
segment... no need to enable "internet sharing" in Mandrake (mdk).

On the mdk platform, see if you can do:
$ smbclient -L localhost
(hit return if prompted for a password)

and see if you see a browse list (anticipating a fairly generic samba 
install where
the localhost will have a browse master on it).

If not, you may want to verify that nmbd is running and take a look at its
log file (not sure where that's located on mdk... I use SuSE and in 7.3 
it has
moved to /var/log/samba/* nowadays).

nmbd is the netbios daemon, it is what effectively broadcasts your 
netbios name
to the windows world.  In a simple workgroup style windows network, you need
to make sure that your workgroup names match between your mdk and windows
box in order for you to show up in the  neighborhood.


Start there for now.... reply back to the list with more info and we'll 
likely
be able to diagnose what is happening better.

Regards,
Chris