It seems your dhclient works its magic on the eth0 interface. The way I see it, you have two options: one is to read dhclient.conf(5) and edit the file accordingly, the other (which is simpler if you don't want to rtfm :-), is to use eth0 to connect to your provider and eth1 to the LAN. If you follow this latter way, make sure you switch the network cables and edit /etc/network/interfaces to look like
auto eth0 iface eth0 inet dhcp auto eth1 iface eth0 inet static address 192.168.1.3 network 192.168.1.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 While I think the former is the right way of solving this issue, the latter has an infinitesimal advantage: in my experience most people prefer to use eth0 to see the world, so you would be adopting some sort of a de-facto standard. On Wed, May 08, 2002 at 05:42:23PM -0700, R. Wayne McCorkle wrote: > This may not be the most appropriate list, but as this pertains to my > firewall it seemed close enough. I have searched the web, debian > documentaion, and man pages but cannot find a solution. > > When I issue "ifup -a" everything comes up as I expect. However, after > some period of time, the static address for eth0 has changed from that > specified in the interfaces file to an address provided by the dhcp server > in the LAN. I need for it to remain static as that is the default route > for the rest of the LAN. > > > My setup looks like this: > > -------- > ------------ | Cable | eth1 ---------- eth0 ----- > | Internet | ----o | |o-----o| Firewall |o-----o| HUB |o----> LAN > ------------ | modem | ---------- ----- > -------- > > Notes: > o One of the machines in my LAN acts as a DHCP server for other boxen > on the LAN. > o The firewall runs dhcp-client to get network info from Adelphia > o The file /etc/dhclient.conf on the firewall is unchanged from the > installed version > > The /etc/network/interfaces file on the firewall looks like: > > iface eth0 inet static > address 192.168.1.3 > network 192.168.1.0 > netmask 255.255.255.0 > > iface eth1 inet dhcp > > > > > > Any help would be greatly appreciated! > > > -- > R. Wayne McCorkle > > EMail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
