Re: [newbie] Kppp question

[Civileme]

OK, the IP addresses are for the INTERFACES, not for the systems.

What I understand is that you have two computers connected by ethernet.  One has a ppp connection to an ISP for internet connectivity.  You need several simple things:

1.  Your local static IPs had best be class A, B, or C addresses reserved for local networks (Class As are 10.x.y.z  Class Cs are 192.168.x.y (256 networks back to back) and I don't recall the Bs since I never use them)
Of course, the host with the gateway could be 10.0.0.1 and the other could use DHCP if you are set up to run it.

2.  Go to K menu Choose Personal Choose Linux-Mandrake Choose Network on the machine with the PPP interface

Names should show your hostname your domain and the DNS addresses

Hosts should show only 127.0.0.1 (loopback) and the static IP for your host

Interfaces should show 127.0.0.1 as lo Your static IP as eth0 and ppp0 without any IP  To set up ppp, click on ppp0 and choose Edit

Routing is likely where your problem is.

Default gateway SHOULD be blank
gateway device should be ppp0
No other entries should be present

Save and Quit--should work.  Might try ticking the Ipv4 packet forwarding in routing as well.

For a service to connect both nodes to the internet, look at the doc for ipchains or get PaNTs via www.Freshmeat.net

Civileme
 

Bill Moshier wrote:

I wanted fixed-ip addresses for the local network.  But I
need dynamic IP for the isp.

-----Original Message-----
From: Lloyd Osten [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, July 22, 1999 2:53 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [newbie] Kppp question

On Thu, 22 Jul 1999, you wrote:
> I've a small 2-node network, with fixed IP addresses.  When
> I start Kppp, it connects and authenticate correctly, but will
> not connect to any sites.  The details screen shows that it
> is using the fixed IP address for the system.  Yet in the
> Kppp setup, I have Dynamic IP checked, auto-configure host
> name is NOT checked, the domain and dns address lists are
> correct (xxx.net, and two xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx ip addresses).  The
> gateway default is checked, assign default route to this
> gateway is checked.
>
> What's the next stage necessary to get the system to use the
> dynamic IP address assigned from the isp?  (or what have I
> mis-configured?)
>
> Thanks for the assistance.
> Bill
>
If you really do have fixed IP addresses, why do you have dynamic IP
checked?
 --
Lloyd Osten
[EMAIL PROTECTED]

-- 
Civileme Say:

"One who buys dual scan display soon gains Optometrist for best friend."