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Connecting two linux PCs by ssh
Hello, I have two Ubuntu PCs on my network. I can use ssh from one PC to the other one if they are connected by ethernet to the router. I can't if one of the two PCs is connected by wifi. I r...
> Model: XR500|Nighthawk Pro Gaming Router
Firmware version?
> [...] I can use ssh from one PC to the other one if they are connected
> by ethernet to the router. I can't if one of the two PCs is connected by
> wifi. [...]
Which kind of "can't"? Actual error message?
> I read here [...]
Note that that fellow found the appropriate forum for an XR500.
can't means that there is no error message. Even a ping does not work.I write "ssh <pc2>" in a bash shell from <pc1> and just nothing happens if one of the two PCs is connected to the router by wifi.
firmware V2.3.2.114
I also have problems with my printer. Print jobs are stuck, and I have to retry and finally the page is printed...
I start thinking that this router is just bugged and I'm going to return it if my intuition is correct...
> can't means that there is no error message. [...]
Around here (Mac or VMS, usually), when ssh fails, I get an error
message. I'd expect ssh on any GNU/Linux to do that, too. Unless it's
hung waiting for a DNS server, or something like that. But "can't"
provides almost exactly no useful information.> [...] Even a ping does not work. [...]
Again, "not work" is not a useful problem description. It does not
say what you did. It does not say what happened when you did it. As
usual, showing actual actions (commands) with their actual results
(error messages, LED indicators, ...) can be more helpful than vague
descriptions or interpretations. Especially when using a command-line
program, copy+paste is your friend."ping" from what to what? Some actual IP addresses might be
interesting, too.
> I also have problems with my printer. [...]
I know nothing about your printer, including how it's connected to
what.
> I start thinking that this router is just bugged [...]Possible, but with only "can't" and "does not work", there's not much
I can do.I've suggested to a forum moderator that this thread belongs in that
other forum, but I don't know if or when it might get moved. If it does
not get moved, then you might want to post again in that (more
appropriate) forum.
