To explain: We recently got a cable modem, and we are routing it through a
Windows 2000 box (effectively a router, with one NIC for the Modem, and one
NIC for the LAN) in our hall by simply using DHCP (automatic allocation of
IP by server) on all the Windows boxes, with Internet Connection Sharing
turned on. The router box is simply set to have it's own base IP on the LAN
NIC, and Windows 2000 automatically starts a DHCP server for the rest of the
machines. The other router NIC is set to DHCP in order to use the Cable
Modem.
Is it possible to obtain an Internet connection through this router box
simply by turning on "dynamic" IP in Genesis, for my Ariadne 2 NIC? (As I
have tried that, with no success) What should I do in order to access the
internet through this setup? Or is it even possible? Do we need a proper
Gateway Server set up?
You should set the gateway address in genesis to the IP address of the PC
which is functioning as a router.
Then,assuming that you have IP forwarding turned on at the router PC,any
non-lan traffic (i.e,traffic whose address is outside the LAN subnet address
range)should be sent to the router.
Dynamic IP will only work if the dhcp server also broadcasts its address as
the gateway.
IS servers do not operate in quite the same way as DHCP servers.
Apparently,it is quite possible to use a w98 pc as a router.
Linux is far more flexible.Try www.coyote.com for a "firewall on a floppy"
solution,
which runs quite happily on a 486 with no Hard drive!
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