Re: network configuration for Eth0

2009-05-03 Thread Paul Cartwright
On Sun May 3 2009, Andrei Popescu wrote: > > Firestarter might work, but i really wanted to be able to add my own > > entry to some file somewhere:) command-line junky :) > > Sounds like shorewall to me ;) ahhh, I might have to look at it. thanks! per the INTRO page: http://www.shorewall.net/ Sho

Re: network configuration for Eth0

2009-05-02 Thread Paul Cartwright
On Sat May 2 2009, Andrei Popescu wrote: > > need to run: > > iptables -I INPUT -p tcp -m state --state NEW --dport 80 -i eth0 -j > > ACCEPT iptables -I INPUT -p tcp -m state --state NEW --dport 22 -i eth0 > > -j ACCEPT /sbin/iptables -N ssh-connection > > /sbin/iptables -A ssh-connection -i eth0 -

Re: network configuration for Eth0

2009-05-02 Thread Andrei Popescu
On Sat,02.May.09, 16:32:44, Paul Cartwright wrote: > Firestarter might work, but i really wanted to be able to add my own > entry to some file somewhere:) command-line junky :) Sounds like shorewall to me ;) Regards, Andrei -- If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough

Re: network configuration for Eth0

2009-05-02 Thread Paul Cartwright
On Sat May 2 2009, Thorny wrote: > If I understand correctly what you asking: > > You will need to option your router to port forward port 80 requests > from the WAN interface to the static IP Address of the computer on your > LAN you want them to go to. I have done that and it works. > > If thos

Re: network configuration for Eth0

2009-05-02 Thread Thorny
On Sat, 02 May 2009 06:15:04 -0400, Paul Cartwright posted: [...] > what I want is a rule tht allows http for my web page to port forward from > my router to my desktop, and also allow me to ssh into my desktop from my > laptops. If I understand correctly what you asking: You will need to option

Re: network configuration for Eth0

2009-05-02 Thread Andrei Popescu
On Sat,02.May.09, 06:15:04, Paul Cartwright wrote: > On Sat May 2 2009, Andrei Popescu wrote: > > > part of the problem was 2 files I had worked on that did give me > > > errors, and I removed them. 1 was ipv6, > > > > Do yo mean the module? If you don't want it loaded (though I have it and > > the

Re: network configuration for Eth0

2009-05-02 Thread Paul Cartwright
On Sat May 2 2009, Andrei Popescu wrote: > > part of the problem was 2 files I had worked on that did give me > > errors, and I removed them. 1 was ipv6, > > Do yo mean the module? If you don't want it loaded (though I have it and > there are no problems) just blacklist it in a file (ex. 00local.co

Re: network configuration for Eth0

2009-05-02 Thread Andrei Popescu
On Sat,02.May.09, 05:38:38, Paul Cartwright wrote: > well, that seems to work. ... > part of the problem was 2 files I had worked on that did give me > errors, and I removed them. 1 was ipv6, Do yo mean the module? If you don't want it loaded (though I have it and there are no problems) just

Re: network configuration for Eth0

2009-05-02 Thread Paul Cartwright
On Sat May 2 2009, Andrei Popescu wrote: > > #static setup > > #auto eth0 > > #iface eth0 inet static > > #address 192.168.10.103 > > #netmask 255.255.255.0 > > #broadcast 192.168.10.255 > > here is what I have now: > > Please re-enable this part (and comment out the dhcp parts) and post the > outp

Re: network configuration for Eth0

2009-05-02 Thread Andrei Popescu
On Fri,01.May.09, 05:36:06, Paul Cartwright wrote: > I seemed to have a problem with my static setup of eth0 that stopped my > debian > lenny setup from coming up correctly. I kept getting errors in logs. > To redo my network config, just eth0, what is the best way to do it. I tried > dpkg-recon

Re: network configuration for Eth0

2009-05-01 Thread Paul Cartwright
On Fri May 1 2009, Bob Cox wrote: > What I would expect to see is something a bit like this: > > auto lo > iface lo inet loopback > > auto eth0 > iface eth0 inet static > address 192.168.10.103 > netmask 255.255.255.0 > gateway 192.168.10.1 > network 192.168.10.0 > broadcast 192.168.10.255 > > (ass

Re: network configuration for Eth0

2009-05-01 Thread Paul Cartwright
On Fri May 1 2009, Celejar wrote: > > this is what I had that didn't work: > > #static setup > > #auto eth0 > > #iface eth0 inet static > > #address 192.168.10.103 > > #netmask 255.255.255.0 > > #broadcast 192.168.10.255 > > here is what I have now: # The loopback network interface auto lo iface l

Re: network configuration for Eth0

2009-05-01 Thread Paul Cartwright
On Fri May 1 2009, Andrei Popescu wrote: > > auto lo > > iface lo inet loopback > > > > auto eth0 > > iface eth0 inet static > > address 192.168.10.103 > > netmask 255.255.255.0 > > gateway 192.168.10.1 > > network 192.168.10.0 > > broadcast 192.168.10.255 > > Nitpick: 'network' and 'broadcast' are

Re: network configuration for Eth0

2009-05-01 Thread Paul Cartwright
On Fri May 1 2009, Bob Cox wrote: > > Nitpick: 'network' and 'broadcast' are optional and gateway is necessary > > only if this interface is used to connect to the internet. > > Good points.  I like nitpicking ;-) > > As an aside, I use static IPs on everything here with no wireless and > all manua

Re: network configuration for Eth0

2009-05-01 Thread Bob Cox
On Fri, May 01, 2009 at 19:04:25 +0300, Andrei Popescu (andreimpope...@gmail.com) wrote: [snip] > Nitpick: 'network' and 'broadcast' are optional and gateway is necessary > only if this interface is used to connect to the internet. Good points. I like nitpicking ;-) As an aside, I use stati

Re: network configuration for Eth0

2009-05-01 Thread Andrei Popescu
On Fri,01.May.09, 15:11:17, Bob Cox wrote: > What I would expect to see is something a bit like this: > > auto lo > iface lo inet loopback > > auto eth0 > iface eth0 inet static > address 192.168.10.103 > netmask 255.255.255.0 > gateway 192.168.10.1 > network 192.168.10.0 > broadcast 192.168.10

Re: network configuration for Eth0

2009-05-01 Thread Bob Cox
On Fri, May 01, 2009 at 05:36:06 -0400, Paul Cartwright (a...@pcartwright.com) wrote: > I seemed to have a problem with my static setup of eth0 that stopped my > debian > lenny setup from coming up correctly. I kept getting errors in logs. > To redo my network config, just eth0, what is the be

Re: network configuration for Eth0

2009-05-01 Thread Thorny
On Fri, 01 May 2009 05:36:06 -0400, Paul Cartwright posted: > I seemed to have a problem with my static setup of eth0 that stopped my > debian lenny setup from coming up correctly. This doesn't tell us anything that we could use to troubleshoot. Do you mean the system doesn't come up or just does

Re: network configuration for Eth0

2009-05-01 Thread Celejar
On Fri, 1 May 2009 05:36:06 -0400 Paul Cartwright wrote: > I seemed to have a problem with my static setup of eth0 that stopped my > debian > lenny setup from coming up correctly. I kept getting errors in logs. > To redo my network config, just eth0, what is the best way to do it. I tried > dp