On 18-Apr-98 Jeff Davis wrote: > hello. > > I am running RH5 on a box whose domain name is jehosophat.com and I have a > few other computers I want to network together. the linux box is connected > to the internet via a dedicated dial-up account. > > My ISP has set up several static IP addresses for me. the information > he has given me is as follows: > > dial-up 199.3.70.32 > photuris.jehosophat.com 209.183.76.105 > additional 209.183.76.106-110 > netmask 255.255.255.248 > > My ethernet card works (eth0) as does the ppp connection. what doesn't > work is the routing between the two. I can't seem to figure this one out > and was hopeful the RH netcfg tool would be of service but I have tried > every option I can think of to get this working. > > I'd appreciate any adice, suggestions or at this point consolation :-) > > Thanks, > > -- > jeffrey davis > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Since you didn't supply any specifics on what you tried, I can only ask a few questions: Did you enable "Default Gateway" on the PPP link? Did you enable "Network Packet Forwarding?" on the routing tab? Are the other machines on the LAN pointing towards the Linux box as their default gateway? --- Steve Borho <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- PLEASE read the Red Hat FAQ, Tips, Errata and the MAILING LIST ARCHIVES! http://www.redhat.com/RedHat-FAQ /RedHat-Errata /RedHat-Tips /mailing-lists To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject.
