[Discuss] Networking oddity

[brendan]

make sure the netmask matches the other hosts on the network, and verify
that the ip address isn't already used already.

on the machine itself, double check that the output of "netstat -ln"
lists the ports actively being listened on.

double check that /etc/hosts.deny doesn't deny all traffic

On 15-08-23 03:18 PM, Deryk Barker (Honorary Colleague) wrote:
> I think I must be losing my marbles....
> 
> Just installed Mint 17.2 for the fourth time in a week - this is on 4 separate machines.
> 
> Now for the strangeness: the latest install is on my main server, which serves music, video and print services.
> 
> Even with the firewall disabled I cannot connect to this machine - ssh, vnc, nfs - at all, I simply get connections refused.
> 
> As I say the firewall is disabled (the whole network is behind a firewall anyway) and I have all the relevant software (openssh-server tightvncserver nfs-kernel-server) installed.
> 
> I put this on my main desktop machine and my wife's desktop and my laptop and had no such problems. I can't even see anything in the log files.
> 
> And now for the latest piece of strangeness: I CAN print from another machine...
> 
> If anyone has any thought, please let's have them.
> 
> deryk
> 
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> Camosun College, Victoria BC
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