In /etc/sysconfig/network comment out (w/# at beginning of line) the GATEWAY
and GATEWAYDEV entries - ppp should set these up via "defaultroute". Also -
what is "eth1" in /var/log/messages referring to? Do you have two cards??
gnana wrote:
>
> Hi!
>
> I am new to this list. I live in Madurai (temple city), India trying to
> setup RedHat Linux 5.0 in a Cyrix PR200 with 2.1GB and a NE2000 compatible
> NIC. I have successfully installed the OS and configured DNS, DHCP, SAMBA
> and IP fowarding/IP Masq.
>
> The network [Ethernet/10base2 HUB] consists of 4 clients [all pentium]
> and 1 linux server. I've used DHCP for dynamic IP allocation and I have
> successfully done that. I would like to give all my LAN users Internet
> access thru IP Masq. I've done whatever has to be done to config IP Masq
> and still I am not able to achieve.
> I am able to connect to my ISP thru a 33.6k Boca external modem but when
> trying to ping or lynx to some site either from the console (on the server)
> or on the clients, I am not able to get connected!?
>
> I don't know where I am making mistake. I am attaching few of the
> important config files with this mail. They are:
>
> install.log - originally, in /tmp dir - shows what components I've installed
> messages - originally, in /var/log dir - one time boot process recorded
> network - originally, in /etc/sysconfig dir - to show I've enabled IP
> forwarding
> options - originally, in /etc/ppp dir - something missing here?
> rc.fw - originally, in /etc/rc.d dir - firewall setup
> rc.local - originally, in /etc/rc.d dir - is everything alright here?
> redhat-release - originally in /etc dir - to show I am using redhat release
> Hurricane
> vsnl - pppd/chat script that successfully logs in to my ISP [passwd not
> shown for security reasons!]
>
> Need more config info from my side? If yes, please write me and I will send
> you.
>
> I have been trying various config tweaking which I know but all ended up
> with no positive
> result. I have gone thru all the how-tos and mini-howtos which didn't help
> much.
>
> Please help me to solve this prob.
>
> NOTE: The most funniest thing with this failure is that when I tried the
> same install in this same
> system for the first time, I could connect from clients and from console!
> But now, after
> following word by word [as in my workbook containing info from the first
> install] I could
> not do so.
>
> waiting.
>
> -gnana
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Name: install.log
> install.log Type: unspecified type (application/octet-stream)
> Encoding: base64
>
> Name: messages
> messages Type: unspecified type (application/octet-stream)
> Encoding: base64
>
> Name: network
> network Type: unspecified type (application/octet-stream)
> Encoding: base64
>
> Name: options
> options Type: unspecified type (application/octet-stream)
> Encoding: base64
>
> Name: rc.fw
> rc.fw Type: unspecified type (application/octet-stream)
> Encoding: base64
>
> Name: rc.local
> rc.local Type: unspecified type (application/octet-stream)
> Encoding: base64
>
> Name: redhat-release
> redhat-release Type: unspecified type (application/octet-stream)
> Encoding: base64
>
> Name: vsnl
> vsnl Type: unspecified type (application/octet-stream)
> Encoding: base64
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