Cory Petkovsek ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > >On Tue, Jun 03, 2003 at 03:11:47PM -0700, BAGGAB wrote: >> I have been playing with my Koppix / RH dual boot. > >It's spelled knoppix and pronounced k-nop-ix. > >> I finally concluded that the SMC Barricade router I am using is confusing >> the networking setup under Linux. >> >> Example: modem works fine till I hook up the router; then OS looks to router >> rather then modem. > >Your smc router probably has a dhcp server in it, and you probably have >a dhcp client on your linux box, and the server is probably >reconfiguring your client's ip address and it is probably also setting >your default route: > >[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ route -n >Kernel IP routing table >Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use >Iface >10.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.0.0 U 0 0 0 eth0 >0.0.0.0 10.0.0.1 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0 eth0 > > >> Setup: 2 PC's and a common KVM switch, 4 port router connecting 2 netgear >> NICs (2 ports empty,) nothing connected to WAN port (this worked when I had >> DSL, so its o.k.,) modem port (this works with USR external 56K modem: >> windows o.k., Linux has problems that can be solved with router / modem >> reset, but return after a few minutes.) I get lost on all Linux conditions >> (need a diagram and truth table to make my point.) Gave up on common >> Internet from modem through router to computers. >This can be done, but is not plug and play. Your router probably is >plug and play, however your router cannot dial the modem for your isp. >You'd have the same problem with windows. The router can dial the modem for your ISP and it is DHCP. Plug the modem into the router. Not the computer.
> >> I now have a USR external >> 56K modem to each computer. I am trying, at least, to get the computers >> talking under Linux through the router. Ready to take axe to it! >They should be able to talk to each other. For the record I doubt that >you are actually routing between the two computers. You probably have a >switch/router. The switch portion are the 4 ports, the router portion >is the wan uplink. If you had something there, then you would actually >be routing across two different ip networks. You should configure your >workstation network settings to use static ip addresses. Use >192.168.0.100 and 192.168.0.101 for your two workstations. Then try >pinging from one to the other: The default address for the router is 192.168.2.1 mask 255.255.255.0 > >ping 192.168.0.100 > >> Comment: under windows this works. Windows dumbs things down, where Linux's >> sophistication requires network tweaking. >No, it just needs understanding. Windows is simpler and can be easier >to understand for some things. However it can do less. > >> Problem: can I use a simple crossover cable till I sort this out? >Yes, but I doubt this will fix your problem. Once you have your ips >straight, the switch should work just fine. > >> Conclusion: I know what your thinking: "I don't know - why don't you try it >> bonehead." I am heading to the garage to get it now. > >Connection sharing requires you to setup one of your linux boxes as a >firewall/router. This is not an easy task to do it manually. I can do >it easily because I've invested a lot of time to figure it out. There >are, however distributions that have simple tools that set it up for >you. I'm pretty sure redhat has one, however I don't know where it is. >You can also use a dedicated firewall distro such as shorewall. >http://www.shorewall.net/ > >Here are your steps: >- Properly setup your ip addresses. Use static and 192.168.0.100 / 101. > Test with ping. > >- Setup one machine to be able to connect to the internet (192.168.0.100) > >- Setup that same machine as a firewall/router (using a distro tool). > >- Configure the other workstation to use the first (192.168.0.100) as > it's default gateway. > The SMC is a firewall. > Cory >_______________________________________________ >EuG-LUG mailing list >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >http://mailman.efn.org/cgi-bin/listinfo/eug-lug > -- Bob Crandell Assured Computing When you need to be sure. [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.assuredcomp.com Voice - 541-689-9159 FAX - 541-463-1627 Eugene, Oregon _______________________________________________ EuG-LUG mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mailman.efn.org/cgi-bin/listinfo/eug-lug
