A ping test is easy to perform from any computer that runs a variant of the Linux operating system. Click the "System" menu on your Gnome panel. Choose "Administration" and then choose "Network ...

That’s a great idea, until you need to communicate to a Windows machine from a Linux machine via hostname. Out of the box, that’s just not going to happen. You can ping those Windows hostnames ...

Hi,<P>Im tearing my hair out:<P>Linux<BR>195.175.0.1<BR>Cogent NIC<P>Windows 2000<BR>195.165.0.1<BR>DLink Nic<P>I cant ping Windows (2000) from Linux (Mandrake 7.2) or vise-versa. I have<BR ...

The windows boxen can ping each other fine, but not the linux box. The linux box can likewise not ping them, but also has a working internet connection. What could be causing this? Also ...