unable to ping laptop on same network

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unable to ping laptop on same network

Postby nwtmg » Sep 19th, '22, 12:22

hi,
I have an older laptop with 32 bit mageia 7 on the same home network accessing the broadband router. I want to use it as a file server and download my files. I have been unable to ping the system. The other laptop has mageia 8 64 bit. I have a feeling that the forewall is the problem. Eventually I will just use a ftp gui to access the 32 bit from the 64 bit. THanks.
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Re: unable to ping laptop on same network

Postby morgano » Sep 19th, '22, 13:50

1) woldnt it be good to update or fresh install that mga7 machine to mga8?

2) what have you tried so far?
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Re: unable to ping laptop on same network

Postby bluepanther69 » Sep 19th, '22, 15:13

nwtmg wrote:hi,
I have an older laptop with 32 bit mageia 7 on the same home network accessing the broadband router. I want to use it as a file server and download my files. I have been unable to ping the system. The other laptop has mageia 8 64 bit. I have a feeling that the forewall is the problem. Eventually I will just use a ftp gui to access the 32 bit from the 64 bit. THanks.

I don't know much of networking but if you believe the firewall is the problem, open the Mageia Control Center and just disable it. Then try again, and if it works with firewalls disabled then we could start working with that.
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Re: unable to ping laptop on same network

Postby doktor5000 » Sep 19th, '22, 16:39

Check the firewall settings, ICMP echo is not enabled by default: https://doc.mageia.org/mcc/8/en/content ... akfirewall
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