On 07/21/2010 09:49 AM, Bruce Dubbs wrote: > Dan McGhee wrote: > >> On 07/19/2010 03:44 PM, Bruce Dubbs wrote: >> >>> This is all discussed at 7.13. Configuring the network Script. >>> >>> A dhcp server does not interfere with a static ip address unless you >>> assign a static ip address *and* the dhcp server assigns the same >>> address. Usually the dhcp server will have a range of addresses it >>> manages, say 192.168.1.10 - say 192.168.1.200. If the netmask os >>> 255.255.255.0 (the default for 192.168.x.x), just make sure you *do* use >>> an address in the block (192.168.1.x in this case) and *do not* use for >>> x the network address 0, broadcast address 255, router address 1, or >>> other statically assigned addresses. >>> >>> >> > The numbers you use are critical. The form will get you up, but you > have to use addresses that are right for your ISP or home network. > I dug out my router book and learned that without changing anything the first address it assigns to computers on my network is 192.168.1.100 in the range 100-253. I can get the other 98, it reserves 1, by using the on-line utility. So here is what is in my "ifconfig-wlan0/ipv4" file:
ONBOOT=yes SERVICE=ipv4-static IP=192.168.1.100 GATEWAY=192.168.1.1 PREFIX=28 BROADCAST=192.168.1.255 I added 192.168.1.1 to /etc/resolv.conf I've been reading and just made these changes. Haven't tested them yet. My biggest conceptual error was that I thought all the static stuff got used only with an ISP and their stuff is all on the router. I've only a fuzzy understanding of terms like GATEWAY, NETMASK, BROADCAST. These are the things, and the ranges of numbers they use, I need to read up on. For example, I think my setup will work now, but if anything stops me it will be BROADCAST. At least that's what my guts are telling me. Thanks, Bruce. Dan -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
