=== On Fri, 12/10, Dale wrote: === > I did this. From smoker, I pinged google. I got the IP address from > that. I then tried to ping google BY IP address on lightening. It > gives me the error "ping: unknown host 72.14.299.99".
=== That's a different error. That is not a valid address. So then, smoker is your router. But is your DSL modem also a router? Or do you have PPPoE terminating in your smoker? Your DSL modem is probably a router with NAT. It will need a static IP address back to your other network, next hop being smoker. Better would be to get a hub and connect all hosts (including modem, to it. -- Keith Dart -- -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Keith Dart <ke...@dartworks.biz> public key: ID: 19017044 <http://www.dartworks.biz/> =====================================================================
