> > Let me describe briefly my home network set up: The XP machine has two > > NICs, one hooked to the ADSL modem/router and the other one, which ICS > > configure automatically as 192.168.0.1, connected to a 10 Mbps hub (I > > hope I'll get soon a cheap 100Mbps switch). The other two machines in > > the network are connected using twisted-pair cable CAT5 to the hub. > > > > XP machine (192.168.0.1) is used as default gateway and as DHCP and DNS > > server for the other two machines. In reality, XP is just a DNS proxy > > with a minimal DHCP server. No possibility of tweaking the DHCP server > > although I managed to tweak the DNS proxy (the tweaked settings are lost > > if the XP machine is rebooted). > > > > Am I missing something? > > Set the Primary DNS to the XP machine, the secondary DNS to your ISP's > primary DNS, put the IP of the XP machine in your /etc/hosts file, set > Mozilla/Netscape (Under ADVANCED / HTTP NETWORKING) to Enable Keep-Alive > and Enable Pipelining (under the Direct Connection Options). Stephen,
This saga keeps going. Today, when receiving my emails (only Evolution was connected), the connection to the LAN was lost. For a couple of minutes I couldn't even ping the gateway. I tried a few times with the same outcome: I couldn't get the mails and needed to start all over. I realized that the only way to get the connection back was by pinging the gateway. So I decided to hook the Linux laptop directly to the ADSL modem, without firewall or NAT. No protection whatsoever. I thought it might be a faulty network cable or even the hub. But then again, the same problem. And again, I needed to ping the default gateway provided by the ISP to get the connection back. So I suppose there must be some faulty interaction between Mandrake and the laptop NIC. I have never had this sort of problem when booting XP. I just wanted to let you know to satisfy (or tease) your curiosity. Adolfo
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