On Sun, 2007-11-04 at 09:58 -0800, Randall R Schulz wrote: > Hi, > > I have an odd problem that I don't understand and wonder if anyone can > shed some light on it. > > Here's the setup: > > - 2 systems: one runs SuSE Linux 10.0 and the other openSUSE 10.3 > - Four static IP addresses assigned by my ISP (using ADSL) > - An IOGear Ethernet switch connecting the DSL modem to everything else > - A LinkSys WRT54G wireless router / access point w/ 4 hard-wired ports > - The 10.0 box has a single ethernet port connected to the IOGear switch > - The 10.3 box has two ethernet ports, one connected to the IOGear > switch (and hence directly to the Internet) and the other connected by > cable to the LinkSys router > - The router, the 10.0 box and port of the 10.3 box wired directly to > the IOGear switch each have statically configured IP addresses > - Everything accessing the Internet via the LinkSys router / access > point (including a couple of Macs, my TiVO and one of the ports on the > 10.3 box) use DHCP. > > > The problem (as far as I know, the _only_ problem with the whole setup) > is that I cannot connect from the Internet to the 10.3 box using it's > global, routable IP address, though there's no problem doing the same > with the 10.0 box. > > Furthermore, computers connected wirelessly to the LinkSys access point > _can_ access the 10.3 box _using the global, routable IP address_. > > > Can anyone tell me what might be wrong with the configuration and how I > might fix it so that the 10.3 box can be reached from the global > Internet? > > > Thanks. > > Randall Schulz The first thing I would do is /sbin/ifconfig on the 10.3 box. This will allow you to determine the real state of the ethernet ports. -- Joseph Loo [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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