Re: Router Trouble

["Singularity[TF] \(Eric Peterson\)" <FreeZeR147@charter.net>]

You do realize that the router is a Linux box?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gary" <medmanks@mcleodusa.net>
To: <silug-discuss@silug.org>
Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2002 9:40 PM
Subject: Re: Router Trouble


> On Thu, Apr 11, 2002 at 09:08:46PM -0500 or thereabouts, Singularity[TF]
(Eric Peterson) wrote:
> > Oookay.
> > My setup:
> >
> > -LinkSys hub (four ports with seperate Uplink)
> > - Two workstations connecting to ports one and two on the hub with IP
addys
> > of 192.168.0.2 and 192.168.0.3
> > - One router feeding from the uplink port and heading towards the cable
> > modem (eth0 -- world / eth1 -- internal) with an internal IP of
192.168.0.1
> > and an external of whatever Charter's DHCP feels like giving me
> > - One Com2I cable modem.
> > - A rat's nest of cabling.
>
> Sounds awfully complicated.  What I would recommend is the following: If
> you can, dump, the hub, why, the router <probably a four port> will do
> the work of the hub... connect the cable modem to the router.  connect
> all computers to the router. This has the second benefit in that you do
> not need the second NIC on your machine. The router is its own DHCP, so
> as your puters come on line, they are assigned an address automatically.
> Set the gateway on all puters to 192.168.0.1 so they each can get on the
> net.  Now, at least all your puters can ping and talk to each other.
> Dump your DCHP daemon in Linux, you don't need it with the router DCHP
> going.. It will confuse things... Next go into a browser and get into
> your configuration of your router.. Usually just type in
> http://192.168.0.1 in your browser to config it... It will probably show
> yuu five types of setups for your WAN, or net setup, Static IP address,
> dynamic IP address, PPP over ethernet, dial up network, and PPFP.  You
> have a dynamic IP address, so pick it, unless you must log on with
> paswsord, that is PPP over ethernet, then pick that.. Make sure the
> router is setup for DHCP yes, or check it, and log out.  That's it.
> Don't forget that when you use DHCP from the router, to un-assign the IP
> addresses of your machines, just have the gateway.. What you are doing
> now is giving distinct IP addresses, i.e. 192.168.0.2 and 3 to 2
> machines now, and running DHCPD on your box...
>
> You are then ready to rock and roll.  Very easy, It eliminates a NIC
> card, hub, crazy routing, etc... neat and clean.. Took me 4 minutes to
> set up 4 machines this way, only I use hard IP addresses and no DHCP.
>
>
> --
> Best regards,
> Gary
>
>
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