On Friday 29 December 2000 04:37 pm, JD Kitch wrote: > On Fri, Dec 29, 2000 at 12:01:25AM -0600, will trillich wrote: > > On Thu, Dec 28, 2000 at 10:35:33PM -0700, JD Kitch wrote: > > > Is that the only file that needs to be changed? How do I > > > determine the IP, netmask, and gateway for eth1, and then for > > > the internal machine? > > > > i use 192.168.*.* for mine. my public linux box is also > > privately 192.168.1.1, which is what all the other boxes > > around here refer to as their gateway or default route. > > other machines are anything from 192.168.1.2 to 192.168.254.254 > > and anything else in between. > > > > # /etc/network/interfaces -- configuration file for ifup(8), > > ifdown(8) > > > > # The loopback interface > > iface lo inet loopback > > > > # my internal / private LAN section: > > iface eth0 inet static > > address 192.168.1.1 > > netmask 255.255.255.0 > > network 192.168.0.0 > > broadcast 192.168.1.255 > > > > # the part the 'rest of the world' can see > > iface eth1 inet static > > address 208.33.90.85 > > netmask 255.255.255.0 > > network 208.33.90.0 > > broadcast 208.33.90.255 > > gateway 208.33.90.84 > > # the gateway there is actually my cablemodem! > > OK, this all helps. I'm guessing I'll just pick an IP from that > same block for the wife's machine. Is that true, and if so will I > point to my cable providers DNS server, or do I need to do > something else internally?
Point to the gateway server. e.g. # more /etc/resolv.conf search houston.rr.com rr.com nameserver 192.168.0.1 Pascal Hos -- [EMAIL PROTECTED]
