Why dhcp? I have a STATIC IP address on my xdsl connection. I am NOT using dhcp on windows, and am sending this e mail out right now on windows.
--- Marshal Kar-Cheung Wong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>>>> "Kenneth" == Kenneth Scharf > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > I (finally) seem to have a working connection > via IDSL. It > > works fine under windows by just setting up > the IP, Gateway, > > Netmask, and DNS entries under the tcp/ip > pulldown under the > > networking configuration for my network card. > > > IP 216.xxx.xxx.xxx gateway 216.xxx.xxx.1 > broadcast > > 216.xxx.xxx.255 > > > How do I do this under Potato? I changed > the entries in > > /etc/networks/interfaces for my ethernet card > to match the ip, > > gateway, and netmask that worked under > windows, and the > > /etc/resolv.conf file I added the lines: > > > nameserver 209.67.3.166 nameserver > 209.185.207.135 > > > which are the actual nameserver ip's I was > given. > > > I then restarted the computer and tried to > ping my gateway > > address (that worked). I could not however > ping my dns ip's > > (network unreachable), nor get to the debian > site when I ran > > apt-get. Any ideas? > > Try installing one of the dhcp clients. dhcpcd, or > something similar > (bootp?). > > Marshal > > > I will also need to install a second network > card, recompile the > > kernel to support ipmasq, and set the IP on > the second card to a > > local lan address so I can firewall the net to > another computer > > (actually I am building a second computer to > just handle the > > firewall stuff and my linux workstation will > be on of three > > computers on the local lan, the other two > running windows). Any > > ideas on what to do here? > > > Thanks! > > > ===== Amateur Radio, when all else fails! > > > http://www.qsl.net/wa2mze > > > Debian Gnu Linux, Live Free or ..... > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You > > Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with > Yahoo! Messenger. > > http://im.yahoo.com > > > > -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] < > /dev/null > > > ===== Amateur Radio, when all else fails! http://www.qsl.net/wa2mze Debian Gnu Linux, Live Free or ..... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com
