>>>>> "Kenneth" == Kenneth Scharf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Why dhcp? I have a STATIC IP address on my xdsl connection. I > am NOT using dhcp on windows, and am sending this e mail out > right now on windows. Ahh. Missed you haveing a static ip. Sorry, I can really help you then... > --- Marshal Kar-Cheung Wong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>>>> "Kenneth" == Kenneth Scharf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> writes: >> >> > I (finally) seem to have a working connection via IDSL. It > >> works fine under windows by just setting up the IP, Gateway, > >> Netmask, and DNS entries under the tcp/ip pulldown under the > >> networking configuration for my network card. >> >> > IP 216.xxx.xxx.xxx gateway 216.xxx.xxx.1 broadcast > >> 216.xxx.xxx.255 >> >> > How do I do this under Potato? I changed the entries in > >> /etc/networks/interfaces for my ethernet card to match the ip, >> > gateway, and netmask that worked under windows, and the > >> /etc/resolv.conf file I added the lines: >> >> > nameserver 209.67.3.166 nameserver 209.185.207.135 >> >> > which are the actual nameserver ip's I was given. >> >> > I then restarted the computer and tried to ping my gateway > >> address (that worked). I could not however ping my dns ip's > >> (network unreachable), nor get to the debian site when I ran > >> apt-get. Any ideas? >> >> Try installing one of the dhcp clients. dhcpcd, or something >> similar (bootp?). >> >> Marshal >> >> > I will also need to install a second network card, recompile >> the > kernel to support ipmasq, and set the IP on the second >> card to a > local lan address so I can firewall the net to >> another computer > (actually I am building a second computer to >> just handle the > firewall stuff and my linux workstation will >> be on of three > computers on the local lan, the other two >> running windows). Any > ideas on what to do here? >> >> > Thanks! >> >> > ===== Amateur Radio, when all else fails! >> >> > http://www.qsl.net/wa2mze >> >> > Debian Gnu Linux, Live Free or ..... >> >> >> >> > __________________________________________________ Do You > >> Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. > >> http://im.yahoo.com >> >> >> > -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null >> >> >> > ===== Amateur Radio, when all else fails! > http://www.qsl.net/wa2mze > Debian Gnu Linux, Live Free or ..... > __________________________________________________ Do You > Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. > http://im.yahoo.com > -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe > [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null