Hamish Moffatt writes > On Sat, May 09, 1998 at 12:04:25PM +0100, Ian Lynagh wrote: > > In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Ian Lynagh > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes > > > > > >Once I install Debian I hope to set my laptop up so that the network ^^^^^^ > > >card has IP 192.168.37.mumble, mask 255.255.255.0. It will also connect > > >to the 'net via the modem. > > > > > >However, if I take it to a friends LAN which uses IPs 1.0.x.y then will > > >I need to change anything? What's the best way of doing this? > > > > Something I probably should have mentioned, I don't want my IP address > > to change. I want to be able to ping the 1.0.x.y addresses from my > > 192.168.37.mumble address and vica versa. > > In /etc/init.d/network, add a route to 1.0.x.y on your ethernet with no > gateway. Something like > > route add -net 1.0.x.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 eth0 > > should probably do it. Your friend will need to do the same on all his > hosts, or at least on his gateway, if he has one.
If the laptop uses a PCMCIA network card, /etc/init.d/network should only contain entries for local loopback. The real work is done in /etc/pcmcia/network.opts . You can have different setups using different schemes, see section 5.2 of the PCMCIA-HOWTO for details. Dave Thayer Denver, Colorado USA [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]