Why won't my LAN and WAN play together?
March 18, 2006 8:10 AM Subscribe
I can share files over SMB on a local network, or do stuff on the internets -- but not at the same time. How can I make the LAN and WAN play nice?
The kit: WinXP Pro serving the SMB shares, Linksys WRT54G router with HyperWRT, iBook connecting wirelessly.
I can mount the SMB shares on the iBook, but as soon as I do anything with the WAN -- browse the web, check email -- the connection drops like a stone. It means I can't transfer files or work with remote files without ensuring that I won't receive stray packets from the outside world. I've tried different router firmwares, checked firewalls, and done all the usual network diagnostics. Any idea what might be up?
The kit: WinXP Pro serving the SMB shares, Linksys WRT54G router with HyperWRT, iBook connecting wirelessly.
I can mount the SMB shares on the iBook, but as soon as I do anything with the WAN -- browse the web, check email -- the connection drops like a stone. It means I can't transfer files or work with remote files without ensuring that I won't receive stray packets from the outside world. I've tried different router firmwares, checked firewalls, and done all the usual network diagnostics. Any idea what might be up?
Response by poster: Pings work fine: it's definitely limited to SMB. And looking at the syslog, I now see that it's been discussed here and here. Grr. Thanks, anyway.
posted by holgate at 8:32 PM on March 18, 2006
posted by holgate at 8:32 PM on March 18, 2006
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posted by ny_scotsman at 5:44 PM on March 18, 2006