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Re: Simplest eth0 between 2 PCs?

From	unruh <unruh@invalid.ca>
Newsgroups	comp.os.linux.networking
Subject	Re: Simplest eth0 between 2 PCs?
Date	2013-12-30 23:35 +0000
Organization	A noiseless patient Spider
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On 2013-12-30, Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> wrote:
> On Mon, 2013-12-30, unruh wrote:
>> On 2013-12-30, Bit Twister <BitTwister@mouse-potato.com> wrote:
>>> On Mon, 30 Dec 2013 21:39:19 +0000 (UTC), Unknown wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Please lets confirm each stage.
>>>> Like seeing the actual water-flowing-in-the-pipe.
>>>>
>>>> 1= plug cross-over cat-cable between PC1 <-> PC2.
>
> Side note: recent NICs, switches etc don't care if the
> cables are crossed or not.
>
>>>> 2= PC1: ifconfig eth0 192.168.0.1
>>>>    PC2: ifconfig eth0 192.168.0.2
>>>>  See LEDs on PC1 connector light-up.
>>>>
>>>> What is the minimal command/s to confirm that each PC detects the other?
>>>
>>> PC1: ping -c1 192.168.0.2
>>> PC2: ping -c1 192.168.0.1
>>
>> Well, only if there is no firewall which switches off pings. The default
>> seems to be these days to disable pings. 
>
> In Linux distributions?  I find that hard to believe (and sad if it's
> true).

They all come with firewalls activated by default. Often those firewalls
by default are maximum firewalls (ie reject everything incoming,
including pings.)

>
> /jorgen
>

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Simplest eth0 between 2 PCs? Unknown <dog@gmail.com> - 2013-12-30 21:39 +0000
  Re: Simplest eth0 between 2 PCs? Bit Twister <BitTwister@mouse-potato.com> - 2013-12-30 21:49 +0000
    Re: Simplest eth0 between 2 PCs? unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2013-12-30 22:07 +0000
      Re: Simplest eth0 between 2 PCs? Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2013-12-30 22:40 +0000
        Re: Simplest eth0 between 2 PCs? unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2013-12-30 23:35 +0000
          Re: Simplest eth0 between 2 PCs? detha <detha@foad.co.za> - 2013-12-31 07:33 +0200
            Re: Simplest eth0 between 2 PCs? Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2013-12-31 10:15 +0000
              Re: Simplest eth0 between 2 PCs? detha <detha@foad.co.za> - 2013-12-31 15:15 +0200
                Re: Simplest eth0 between 2 PCs? David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2013-12-31 15:01 +0100
                Re: Simplest eth0 between 2 PCs? Keith Keller <kkeller-usenet@wombat.san-francisco.ca.us> - 2013-12-31 11:20 -0800
                Re: Simplest eth0 between 2 PCs? detha <detha@foad.co.za> - 2014-01-01 12:03 +0200
                Re: Simplest eth0 between 2 PCs? Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2014-01-01 11:26 +0000
                Re: Simplest eth0 between 2 PCs? detha <detha@foad.co.za> - 2014-01-01 13:34 +0200
                Re: Simplest eth0 between 2 PCs? David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2014-01-01 12:50 +0100
              Re: Simplest eth0 between 2 PCs? unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2013-12-31 19:07 +0000
                Re: Simplest eth0 between 2 PCs? Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2014-01-02 21:24 +0000
            Re: Simplest eth0 between 2 PCs? unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2013-12-31 19:02 +0000
              Re: Simplest eth0 between 2 PCs? detha <detha@foad.co.za> - 2014-01-01 11:54 +0200
                Re: Simplest eth0 between 2 PCs? Aragorn <thorongil@telenet.be.invalid> - 2014-01-01 12:08 +0100
                Re: Simplest eth0 between 2 PCs? unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2014-01-01 19:08 +0000
              Re: Simplest eth0 between 2 PCs? Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2014-01-13 23:00 -0500
          Re: Simplest eth0 between 2 PCs? Chris Davies <chris-usenet@roaima.co.uk> - 2014-01-01 16:23 +0000
        Re: Simplest eth0 between 2 PCs? ein <ein@no.spam> - 2013-12-31 19:42 +0100
          Re: Simplest eth0 between 2 PCs? detha <detha@foad.co.za> - 2014-01-01 11:43 +0200
    Re: Simplest eth0 between 2 PCs? Unknown <dog@gmail.com> - 2013-12-31 18:23 +0000
      Re: Simplest eth0 between 2 PCs? Bit Twister <BitTwister@mouse-potato.com> - 2013-12-31 18:40 +0000
        Re: Simplest eth0 between 2 PCs? Avoid9Pdf@gmail.com - 2014-01-01 02:28 +0000
      Re: Simplest eth0 between 2 PCs? unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2013-12-31 19:13 +0000
        Re: Simplest eth0 between 2 PCs? Unknown <dog@gmail.com> - 2014-01-01 03:11 +0000
      Re: Simplest eth0 between 2 PCs? Keith Keller <kkeller-usenet@wombat.san-francisco.ca.us> - 2013-12-31 11:16 -0800
    Re: Simplest eth0 between 2 PCs? ein <ein@no.spam> - 2013-12-31 19:48 +0100
  Re: Simplest eth0 between 2 PCs? Pascal Hambourg <boite-a-spam@plouf.fr.eu.org> - 2013-12-31 19:13 +0100

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