On Jul 24, 10:50 am, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >---- Original Message ---- > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Subject: Re: before I could ping, now I can't > >Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:00:38 +0300 > > >>On Wed,23.Jul.08, 17:51:02, Vwaju wrote: > > >>> 13 #I added the following lines (following Linux System Admin p. > >13) > >>> 14 #netmask and network are guesses, because ISP RCN won't give > >info > >>> 15 auto-eth0 > >>> 16 iface eth0 inet static > >>> 17 address 207.237.37.110 > >>> 18 netmask 255.255.255.0 > >>> 19 network 207.237.37.0 > > >>> ifup eth0 reports: > > >>> /etc/network/interfaces:15: option with empty value > >>> ifup: couldn't read interfaces file "/etc/network/interfaces" > > >>Is this the entire file or did you omit something? > > >>> Because RCN has refused to give me the network IP address, > >netmask, > >>> and gateway, I expect trouble configuring the interface. Any > >advice > >>> you have about this is welcome. > > >>How are you supposed to configure it then, via DHCP? The netmask and > > >>network options are not mandatory, but without a gateway... > >>You could try 207.237.37.1 or .254 for gateway. How did you get it > >to > >>work before? > > >>Regards, > >>Andrei > >>-- > >>If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough. > >>(Albert Einstein) > > How about configuring the interface for DHCP temporarily. The > protocol with the ISP will then transfer the gateway and network info > which you could then use to reconfigure the interface as static? > Larry > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Thank you all for pointing out my bonehead typo. I fixed this, and I called the RCN "Corporate Escalation Department" and threatened them with a letter to the FCC if they did not fork over the IP address of the network my static IP is on, along with the netmask, gateway, etc. When I got this info and fixed the typo, it works fine. Thanks. Vwaju New York City -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
