On Fri, Mar 30, 2001 at 10:18:25AM +0100, JACKSON, DEAN wrote: > > > Right here's the scenario. > > cable modem with dhcp allocated ip > int ne t card connected to this > 2nd int net card connected to local LAN using-static ip > machines on local LAN can send ping's to external ip addresses > problem-- machines in local LAN cannot browse internet (unable to resolve > dns) > my dns servers are 192.168.4.100 and 192.168.8.100 (as provided by isp) WTH? this are local ip's..... weird
> im sure I have installed everything correctly and put dns settings in the > correct places on the local machines but obviously I haven't on the Linux > box > question is there a document that shows how to set this sort of thing up > properly, what files on the Linux box do I have to modify? > anyone got any idea what I have missed? > I have read many how-to documents and seem to have done everything /etc/resolv.conf contains dns settings try resolving from linux box, but i guess the dns servers are wrong, 192.168.x.x is a local up range, unless your isp uses some lame way of NAT (like some dsl providers do) If the linux box frowards pings, and it forwards tcp/udp connections (does it? try telnetting to the ip of some xternal web server, port 80, like: $ telnet 198.186.203.20 80 GET / HTTP/1.1 host: www.debian.org (don't forget the blank line) you should see a lot of html junk then. if this works, tcp connections to the outside look ok, are you suere then dns ip's are ok? -- ,-------------------------------------------. > Name: Alson van der Meulen < > Personal: [EMAIL PROTECTED] < > School: [EMAIL PROTECTED] < `-------------------------------------------' Where's the DIR command? ---------------------------------------------
