You are correct. If you IP Address is within the local network, but your default router is incorrect, your machine will not know how to get off the local network. Any time you move a machine in an IP network, you really need to change the IP address / subnet-mask and default router for it to work correctly.
will ----- Original Message ----- From: Jens K. Olsen To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Sent: Wednesday, February 24, 1999 6:32 AM Subject: Help. How do I reconfigure my the network? Please I need some help. I have Debian GNU/Linux running on my Sony VAIO PCG-505G which I carry around to different offices. I need to connect to the networks in the different offices so I can download my e-mail and stay in contact with the rest of the world. When I installed Linux I set up the network to work in my main office. It works like a dream. Now I am down in another office, and I can't get the network to work right. I have changed the following files to fit the new network: /etc/hostname /etc/hosts /etc/networks (Did not make any difference at all. Is still looking at the network in the main office.) /etc/resolv.conf Since it did not work I deleted the IP address and default router using route and added a new IP address and default route. After this I was able to ping all the machines in the office, but not the router nor any machines outside the office. Based on this, I am getting the impression that the problem lies in the set up of my default router. Can anyone please help me !
