Re: Setup for a static ethernet connection

2014-10-07 Thread Lars E. Pettersson
On 10/07/14 02:55, Geoffrey Leach wrote: So, the question is, then, what's the gateway when the target is on the system that's generating the request. Well, then you either use localhost or the name/IP-number of the physical interface on that system, and those are accessible. Lars -- Lars E

Re: Setup for a static ethernet connection

2014-10-06 Thread Geoffrey Leach
On 10/06/2014 12:34:42 PM, Lars E. Pettersson wrote: > On 10/06/14 03:17, Tim wrote: > > Just wondering, but would not specifying a gateway prevent most > things > > from accessing outside of a LAN? > > Yes, that's right. If your computer does not have a default gateway, > and > you wants to acce

Re: Setup for a static ethernet connection

2014-10-06 Thread Geoffrey Leach
On 10/06/2014 12:30:42 PM, Lars E. Pettersson wrote: > On 10/05/14 23:11, Geoffrey Leach wrote: > > Thanks, Lars. Accesses outside the local net is not required. > > OK, then you do not need GATEWAY. > > > Yes, a ping to the IP address responds correctly. > > OK, good! Then your network is setup

Re: Setup for a static ethernet connection

2014-10-06 Thread Lars E. Pettersson
On 10/06/14 03:17, Tim wrote: Just wondering, but would not specifying a gateway prevent most things from accessing outside of a LAN? Yes, that's right. If your computer does not have a default gateway, and you wants to access a system not on your network, your system has no idea where to sen

Re: Setup for a static ethernet connection

2014-10-06 Thread Lars E. Pettersson
On 10/05/14 23:11, Geoffrey Leach wrote: Thanks, Lars. Accesses outside the local net is not required. OK, then you do not need GATEWAY. Yes, a ping to the IP address responds correctly. OK, good! Then your network is setup correctly, and you can actually reach the device. Looking at you

Re: Setup for a static ethernet connection

2014-10-05 Thread Mike Wright
10/05/2014 02:11 PM, Geoffrey Leach wrote: On 10/05/2014 07:54:40 AM, Lars E. Pettersson wrote: On 10/05/14 03:52, Geoffrey Leach wrote: On 10/04/2014 05:13:32 PM, Sam Varshavchik wrote: I did not define GATEWAY because there isn't one. In that case you could only connect to computers within

Re: Setup for a static ethernet connection

2014-10-05 Thread Tim
Geoffrey Leach wrote: >> I did not define GATEWAY because there isn't one. Lars E. Pettersson wrote: > In that case you could only connect to computers within the same subnet > as your network interface, apparently 198.168.20.0 in your case. If you > want to connect to other computers outside of

Re: Setup for a static ethernet connection

2014-10-05 Thread Geoffrey Leach
On 10/05/2014 07:54:40 AM, Lars E. Pettersson wrote: > On 10/05/14 03:52, Geoffrey Leach wrote: > > On 10/04/2014 05:13:32 PM, Sam Varshavchik wrote: > > I did not define GATEWAY because there isn't one. > > In that case you could only connect to computers within the same > subnet > as your netwo

Re: Setup for a static ethernet connection

2014-10-05 Thread Geoffrey Leach
On 10/04/2014 11:53:30 PM, Ahmad Samir wrote: > On 05/10/14 03:52, Geoffrey Leach wrote: > > On 10/04/2014 05:13:32 PM, Sam Varshavchik wrote: > >> Geoffrey Leach writes: > >> > >>> I have a hard-wired ethernet connection. I'm trying to get Fedora > 19 > >> to work > >>> with it. Firewalld configur

Re: Setup for a static ethernet connection

2014-10-05 Thread Lars E. Pettersson
On 10/05/14 03:52, Geoffrey Leach wrote: On 10/04/2014 05:13:32 PM, Sam Varshavchik wrote: I did not define GATEWAY because there isn't one. In that case you could only connect to computers within the same subnet as your network interface, apparently 198.168.20.0 in your case. If you want to

Re: Setup for a static ethernet connection

2014-10-05 Thread Sam Varshavchik
Geoffrey Leach writes: On 10/04/2014 05:13:32 PM, Sam Varshavchik wrote: > > My problem is that I can't connect to the device, despite nm-tool > > Define "connect to the device". Define "connect to the device". Conventional Ethernet cable. About 5 feet. And you were saying that something pr

Re: Setup for a static ethernet connection

2014-10-04 Thread Ahmad Samir
On 05/10/14 03:52, Geoffrey Leach wrote: On 10/04/2014 05:13:32 PM, Sam Varshavchik wrote: Geoffrey Leach writes: I have a hard-wired ethernet connection. I'm trying to get Fedora 19 to work with it. Firewalld configuration has scripts added to open a route to the device. AFAIK, these are

Re: Setup for a static ethernet connection

2014-10-04 Thread Ed Greshko
On 10/05/14 09:52, Geoffrey Leach wrote: > NETMASK I can do. What's the function of PERFIX? I notice refenences to > $PREFIX in scripts in /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts, but no definition (as > you observed) I did not define GATEWAY because there isn't one. The system in > question is a record

Re: Setup for a static ethernet connection

2014-10-04 Thread Geoffrey Leach
On 10/04/2014 05:13:32 PM, Sam Varshavchik wrote: > Geoffrey Leach writes: > > > I have a hard-wired ethernet connection. I'm trying to get Fedora 19 > to work > > with it. Firewalld configuration has scripts added to open a route > to the > > device. AFAIK, these are correct. The device is kn

Re: Setup for a static ethernet connection

2014-10-04 Thread Sam Varshavchik
Geoffrey Leach writes: I have a hard-wired ethernet connection. I'm trying to get Fedora 19 to work with it. Firewalld configuration has scripts added to open a route to the device. AFAIK, these are correct. The device is known to work. Here's the entry in /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts NA