[LUNI] Network question

[Hef]

by "see" do you mean ping, smb name recognition or something else??

On Wed, Apr 8, 2009 at 1:06 AM, James Velguth <Penguin at waxmoustache.com> wrote:
> Got a Ubuntu / other linux network question.
>
> My desktop and laptop are networked with a linksys router, hard wired.
> My desktop has docking hard drives so I can play with operating systems.
>
> When the notebook is booted Ubuntu 8.10 and the desktop is booted to
> windows the Ubuntu can connect to the windows fine.  Both can see the
> internet fine.  I don't expect the windows to connect to the Ubuntu (and
> couldn't care less)
>
> When I put the debian or suse drive in the desktop neither can see the
> other, where of course, I expect each to see the other.  Both can see
> the internet fine.
>
> If anybody knows a simple answer for this please let me know.  Otherwise
> I see this a rather borad question so can anybody tell me where to start?
>
> Thanks in advance.
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