Help with A1200 to pc network

[motorollin]

Is the WinXP firewall switched on? If so, then it will block incoming ping traffic.

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moto

[motorollin]

Well if the software works, why does it matter whether or not you can ping the PC?

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moto

[motorollin]

The default gateway setting doesn't make a difference in this case, since both of the machines are on the same network.

The important bit is that the IP addresses are unique (but in the same network) and the subnet masks are the same. These rules have been followed which is why the connection works.

The fact that you can ping in one direction but not in the other suggests to me that the issue is not the network configuration or physical connection, but something blocking the ping traffic to the PC.

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moto

[motorollin]

A gateway address is only used if you need to access another network - i.e. the Internet, or another local network in large coroprate networks. In your case, with two machines connected to each other with a crossover cable, the default gateway will never need to be addressed by either machine, so even if you put a totally fictitious address as the gateway, communication between the two machines would still work.

If some network applications (e.g. Amiga Explorer) are working but others aren't, then there is a firewall or something blocking the port that that particular application is attempting to communicate on. If the ping packet doesn't make it to the PC, then it is Windows that is doing this.

Do you have any security software on your PC? ZoneAlarm maybe?

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moto

[motorollin]

Good news on the network :-)

If you are attempting to run the SMBFS executable and getting an error that it isn't executable, then try typing this in to a shell:

protect smbfs rwed

That should make it executable again.

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moto