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Hi 'body,

I'm trying to set a kubuntu 7.10 guest on winXP Pro host.

My host is on a LAN, so I want the guest to be able to work on that

LAN using the NAT network connection.

How do I have to set my Kubuntu Network Connection?

I tried using dhcp but adding a default gateway (sudo route add

default gw 172.16.8.2) the response is SIOCADDRT: No such process..

I have the same problem on Fedora Core 7 guest..

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Yikes!

This is bizarre.

Something is blocking DNS requests, but allowing ping !?!?

Check firewall on the guest:

iptables -L

stop it with

service iptables stop

if it shows anything other than

Table: filter

Chain INPUT (policy ACCEPT)

target prot opt source destination

Chain FORWARD (policy ACCEPT)

target prot opt source destination

Chain OUTPUT (policy ACCEPT)

target prot opt source destination

bv

sudo iptables -L

tells

Chain INPUT (policy ACCEPT)

target prot opt source destination

Chain FORWARD (policy ACCEPT)

target prot opt source destination

Chain OUTPUT (policy ACCEPT)

target prot opt source destination

There isn't any "Table: filter" before it...

>There isn't any "Table: filter"

That's OK.

The firewall is either off or not doing any filtering.

Try one more thing:

ssh govance.com

If you get a prompt, then it's just DNS; just ctl-C (kill) the command.

If you get a timeout, then it's more than just DNS.

OK, I'm basically out of ideas.

As I said, something is blocking DNS (UDP port 53), yet allowing ping.

bv

This is the response:

ssh: govance.com: Name or service not known

We're just out of anything is in my knowledge...

Would you have any "security" software installed on the XP host ? such as zone alarm, norton security, any antivirus with a built in firewall (like some McAfee etc..)

Oooops

My bad.

Obviously, you cannot use hostnames !

try

ssh 74.52.41.242

and see if you get a prompt.

bv

OfficeScan is installed on this machine, but I disabled it's firewall to make these tests.

ssh 74.52.41.242

tells

ssh: connect to host 74.52.41.242 port 22: Network is unreachable

I found something strange:

if I open a guest web browser I can navigate any web site, once set the proxy IP (the name is not accepted)...

How can it manage URLs while console cannot?

Is this your personal PC or a corporate workstation?

it is a corporate laptop, but I'm it's administrator user

Did you install XP on it, or did corporate IT do it?

If you are required to connect to Internet via Proxy on the XP,

then, of course, you'd have the same restriction on the Guest.

I don't know why DNS is not woking, though.

Do you have an ssh client on the laptop under XP.

If not download 'putty'.

Then try, from the XP laptop host to connect via SSH to

74.52.41.242

and see if you get a prompt.

bv

Yes, I can get a prompt on the host using putty..

D'oh!

So, the XP host can connect directly with SSH, but the NAT guest cannot.

It definitely seems to be some filter on the XP host.

You didn't answer whether you installed the XP or not.

Do you know everything that's on the laptop.

I'm out of ideas.

bv

I'm sorry,

a colleague installed winXP on it.

I have an administrator account on it, so I can check anything is installed.

It has two active firewalls: windows firewall and OfficeScan firewall.

I did every test disabling both of them...