te0543@giga.net.tw wrote:
> I use 192.168.0.1 on solaris(82546),192.168.0.2 on winxp(5701).
> They connect with cat6 cable.
> In solaris,ping 192.168.0.2.
> I got "no answer from 192.168.0.2".Why?
> Netmask is correct,255.255.255.0.
>
Two likely causes.

1) You need a crossover cable, not a straight cat-5 cable if you link
two machines together with a cable between them, without any router,
switch or similar.

2) Does the win-xp firewall allow pings though? Not sure myself, but any
decent firewall can be configured to block pings.

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