RE: SendMail tini 1.11 not working

Peter,

Have you tried a network sniffer, something like TCPDump,  on the Win2K box to see if there is any traffic on the network when you ping from the TINI to the network? 

 

 -----Original Message-----
From: Peter Bauer [mailto:pbauer-e5u0uhat6N2kJOqCEYON2AC/G2K4zDHf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2003 2:16 PM
To: tini-admin-6tN4nzCoH/hBDgjK7y7TUQ@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Cc: tini-6tN4nzCoH/hBDgjK7y7TUQ@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [TINI] SendMail tini 1.11 not working

> Hi 
>   Bob,
>
> Thanks for all the information.  It makes sense and I've 
>   applied it, but I must still be missing something.
> Here's my tini and win2k 
>   ipconfig 
>   settings:
>
> Hostname          
>   : tini00f170.
> Current IPv4 addr.: 67.68.24.120/24 (255.255.255.0) 
>   (active)Current IPv6 addr.: fe80:0:0:0:260:35ff:fe00:f170/64 
>   (active)
> Default IPv4 GW   : 67.68.24.119
> Ethernet 
>   Address  : 00:60:35:00:f1:70
> Primary 
>   DNS       : 207.236.176.26
> Secondary 
>   DNS     : DNS Timeout       
>   : 0 (ms)
> DHCP Server       : 
> DHCP 
>   Enabled      : 
>   false
> Mailhost          : 
>   Restore From 
> Flash: Not Committed
>
>
>
> Windows 2000 IP 
>   Configuration
> Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 
>   2:
> Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . : 
> IP Address. . . . . . . . . 
>   . . . : 67.68.24.119
> Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 
>   255.255.255.0
> Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 
>   67.68.24.119
>
> Ethernet adapter Local Area 
>   Connection:
> Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . : 
> IP Address. . . . 
>   . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
> Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 
>   255.255.255.0
> Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 
>
>
> I'm trying to 
>   ping an address which can be pinged from the command prompt on the same 
>   win2k
> computer.  TINI has never been able to ping anything accept the 
>   win2k computer address, before
> I installed the DSL software.  I'm not 
>   sure if this is a TINI issue or a win2k issue, but I do know
> everything is 
>   ok, but TINI.  Do you see anything wrong?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Peter 
>   Bauer
>
>
>
> Bob Hinton wrote:
> > Peter,
> >
> > So the DSL modem has an RJ45 Ethernet connection and is connected to the
> > hub, correct ?
> >
> > I presume the DSL modem provides you with a connection to the Internet
> > via your ISP. If so then it would be usual for the DSL modem to be
> > allocated a single IP address via a DHCP server administered via the
> > ISP. If you want to share this ONE IP address between two or more
> > computers then something has to implement NAT (Network Address
> > Translation). 
> >
> > (see http://computer.howstuffworks.com/nat.htm )
> >
> > If you don't do this then even if packets could reach the Internet from
> > your TINI then there would be no mechanism to route replies back to the
> > TINI from the Internet.
> >
> > If you use the Win2K box as the TINI's gateway then it has to be
> > prepared to route the packets to the Internet and handle any replies.
> > Since, from the perspective of the Internet, you only have one IP
> > address which is already used by the Win2K box the Win2K box has to
> > modify the headers of the packets from the TINI to make it appear that
> > they have come from this one IP address. It also has to determine which
> > of the replies from the Internet should be forwarded to the TINI and re-
> > map the packet headers back to the TINI's address.
> >
> > "Internet connection sharing" on Win2K implements NAT and so will do
> > this for you. A prerequisite of using this is that the TINI must use an
> > IP address allocated for private use (probably 192.168.1.2 - look at the
> > help for Internet Connection Sharing on the Win2K box). Without Internet
> > Connection Sharing or similar the TINI will be on a very private network
> > that only includes it and the Win2K box.
> >
> > I hope this helps.
> >
> > Bob
> >
> > In message <3EEF2764.4030903@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Peter Bauer
> > <pbauer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes
> > >    Bob Hinton wrote:
> > > >       Peter,
> > > >       Your ipconfig settings don't appear to have a value set for 
> > > >       "Mailhost".
> > >    I gave up on SendMail until I could ping the primary DNS.  That 
> > >    does not work, so no use
> > >    to waste time typing. 
> > >
> > > >       This is required to specify the SMTP server that the TINI will 
> > > >       use to
> > > >       deliver mail, so "sendmail" won't work if it isn't set.
> > > >         trying for simpler and simplerThat's where I started and have been workiing backwards and trying for simpler and simpler
> > >    things ... and nothing works.
> > >
> > >
> > > >       Your TINI appears to have the address 100.100.100.42 with the 
> > > >       gateway
> > > >       being 100.100.100.12. 
> > >    Yes, I set the addresses - I've been trying all sorts of thiings 
> > >    since nothing works.
> > >
> > > >       What is 100.100.100.12 ? 
> > >    See chart below
> > > >       Does you Win2K box have
> > > >       two ethernet cards with one connected to the TINI via a 
> > > >       cross-over cable
> > > >       and the other connected to the DSL modem (or maybe the DSL modem 
> > > >       is
> > > >       connected to the Win2K box via USB ?).
> > >    CHART
> > >    ---------
> > >    win2k box ( javakit )  ----------> hub 100/10        
> > >    (100.100.100.12)
> > >    tini -----------------------------> hub 100            
> > >     (100.100.100.42)
> > >    dsl modem ---------------------> hub
> > >
> > >    addresses I can ping on win2k command line cannot be pinged from 
> > >    slush.
> > >
> > >
> > > >       If you are using the Win2K box as the TINI's interface to the 
> > > >       Internet
> > > >       then the Win2K box has to forward packets to and from the TINI 
> > > >       with
> > > >       possible header translation. Win2K will do this using "Internet
> > > >       connection sharing", but if you were using this then I would 
> > > >       expect the
> > > >       TINI to have a private IP address - 10.n.n.n, 172.16.n.n or 
> > > >       192.168.n.n.
> > >    Why would you expect this?  The TINI address needs to be set by me, 
> > >    so it is what I have
> > >    set it to. I don't understand?
> > >
> > > >       Since it doesn't you are obviously doing something a bit 
> > > >       different.
> > > >       Could you please explain a bit more about your configuration ?
> > >    I did not have connection sharing on, so that was hoping that would 
> > >    do it.  I tried it and no changes.
> > >
> > > >       Please note that a lot of Internet addresses will not respond to 
> > > >       'ping'
> > > >       so just because ping doesn't work doesn't for a particular 
> > > >       address
> > > >       doesn't mean that there isn't a connection.
> > > >         (win2k), first.Yes, I make sure that I can ping from the command prompt (win2k), first.
> > >    Thanks Bob
> > >
> > >
> > > >       Bob
> > > >       In message <3EEE9707.1030402@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Peter Bauer
> > > >       <pbauer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes
> > > >         I cannot ping anything other than the win2k computer I'm 
> > > > >          running javakit 
> > > > >          on (both ways).  Have a dsl
> > > > >          modem connected to same .. can use and ping from win2k, not 
> > > > >          tini.  Here 
> > > > >          are the settings (cut and paste
> > > > >              >from javakit - so it's a mess) I'm using.
> > > >         Version 1.11 of TINI
> > > > >          JavaKit messes up when backspacing. Mode other than dumb 
> > > > >          terminal is 
> > > > >          seriously messed up.
> > > > >          Need to send e-mail via serial port/modem ... can't even get 
> > > > >          sendmail to 
> > > > >          work (or ping).
> > > > >          Settings
> > > > >          ======
> > > > >          TINI /> ipconfigHostname          : 
> > > > >          tini00f170.tini.comCurrent IPv4 
> > > > >          addr.: 100.100.100.42/24 (255.255.255.0) (active)Current IPv6 
> > > > >          addr.: 
> > > > >          fe80:0:0:0:260:35ff:fe00:f170/64 (active)Default IPv4 GW   : 
> > > > >          100.100.100.12Ethernet Address  : 00:60:35:00:f1:70Primary 
> > > > >          DNS       : 
> > > > >          207.236.176.26Secondary DNS     : DNS Timeout       : 0 
> > > > >          (ms)DHCP 
> > > > >          Server       : DHCP Enabled      : falseMailhost          : 
> > > > >          Restore From 
> > > > >          Flash: Not CommittedTINI /> ping 206.47.72.104Node 
> > > > >          206.47.72.104/206.47.72.104 was unreachableSent 1 request(s), 
> > > > >          got 0 reply(s)
> > > > >          Anyone using this version of TINI and able to 
> > > > >          sendmail/ping???
> > > > >          Thanks,
> > > > >          Peter Bauer
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