PC to Linux device with a network cable - how?

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I want to talk to a device with Linux on but not through a router.
I can talk to it through the router but things aren't quite right and I want to try it without.
The device only has a network port and so far I haven't been able to make contact.
I'm using a crossover cable so any help appreciated.
 
If you don't have a router between them, you'll probably need to either manually assign IPs at both ends or be running a DHCP server.
 
tolien said:
If you don't have a router between them, you'll probably need to either manually assign IPs at both ends or be running a DHCP server.
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This is where I'm falling down.
Going through a router and FTP'ing is easy.
How do I do it from the PC end without a router ?

The box says 10.0.0.97
255.255.255.0
 
tolien said:
It says that's what it's set to?
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Well it doesn't speak to me :)
On the communications page it now shows the bottom grab but through a router it shows the top grab.
I'm having problems doing a straight PC to Linux box network.

pctolinux.jpg
 
So what, you don't know how to do it? You haven't said what OS the PC's running.

Instructions for XP here (first hit on Google).
 
tolien said:
What did you set?
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I haven't had time today.
New carpet so I've only just put all my AV gear back.

Thanks for all your input so far.

I'll just tell you what my main problem is.
The Linux device is a satellite receiver and its software is obviously Linux based.
Every month I like to make a backup of the image on the device but for some reason I now can't do it.
I can flash a new image on but I can't then save that image to my PC hard drive.
I can FTP to and from it but no backup image.
The only thing I can see at the moment is to take my router out of the equation and then I'll definitely know the problem is with the device.
I've also used 3 different computers and 3 different versions of the software to talk to it through my router.

I'll try later.
 
I meant what you'd set with this:
I found that and (thought I) followed it to the letter but still no joy.
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Your router should be transparent to the machine and PC, so it's unlikely to be the problem.
 
I've given up after another 3 hours.
I have followed the instructions to the letter and got nowhere.
The only thing I can think of is that the crossover cable is not a crossover cable.

My dreambox is
10.0.0.97
255.0.0.0
127.1.1.1

so I set my PC network card to the same settings.
re-booted both and both kept their settings but no talking to each other.

I then let XP assign its own IP to the PC which became
192.168.1.105
255.255.255.0
192.168.1.1

and then set the Dreambox to those settings with no luck.

As soon as I put them into the router they all work but I still can't backup the image from the dreambox.

Is there anything I can disable on my WRT54GL so it doesn't stop anything from getting through?
 
You set them both to the same IP? That won't work.

The WRT54GL is unlikely to be stopping anything from "getting through" - between two devices on the LAN side, it's not even passing through the WRT. I'd be fairly sure the issue lies with the device, rather than the router.
 
It doesn't really matter what they are specifically, so long as the last octet is different and the IP isn't used by any other device on your network.
They could be 10.0.0.1 and 10.0.0.254, for all it matters. I'd leave out the 127.1.1.1 gateway though, just in case it's an issue.
 
tolien said:
It doesn't really matter what they are specifically, so long as the last octet is different and the IP isn't used by any other device on your network.
They could be 10.0.0.1 and 10.0.0.254, for all it matters. I'd leave out the 127.1.1.1 gateway though, just in case it's an issue.
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Thanks - will try tomorrow.
 
Heres a pic of my PC & DB settings and I'm still getting nowhere.
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Stupid bloody question but once I've setup these settings how would you talk to the Dreambox?
I've tried the backup software and FTP'ing but with no luck.
 
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