local net connectivity---help

[Nils Kassube]

Gerald I. Evenden wrote:
> I am using a Linksys Wireless-G router to connect my:
>
> 1. desktop Kubuntu via ethernet
> 2. Dell Ubuntu Feisty laptop via wireless
> 3. wife's laptop XT via wireless
> 4. Apple G4 laptop (to be given away shortly) via wireless
>
> The Linksys is connected to a Zoom router/modem to DSL.
>
> Everything works fine when talking to the outside word but I am
> frustrated trying to interconnect the [k]ubuntu systems via SSH
> and similar procedures.
>
> The [k]ubuntu reject all forms of access from an outside source.
> The Apple is the only machine that will allow access via SSH: that is
> I can ssh my user on the Apple via ssh xxx at ip-number but none of
> the ubuntu machine will not allow access from neither the Apple nor
> an ubuntu.

Do you have sshd installed and running? You can check it with the command

ps ax|grep sshd|grep -v grep

> Part of my problem is finding manuals on how to set something
> like this up for the [k]ubuntu systems.

Have a look at <http://ubuntuforums.org>, <https://help.ubuntu.com/>, 
<http://tldp.org/>.

> It would also be nice to be able to refer to the system by
> me at charon rather than me at 123.123.123.123 .

Either you need a dns server which knows about the host names in your 
local network or you can put the hostnames into the file /etc/hosts 
(see "man hosts" for the syntax).


Nils