Re: No internet connection

Jeff Vian wrote:

James Kosin wrote:

Alexander,

255.255.255.248 netmask produces 16 IP addresses.
His starts at 142.179.210.232 and goes to 142.179.210.239...

No, only 8 addresses, of which one is the network address and one is the braodcast address.
Your start/end addresses are right.

The customary procedure is to throw away 2 of those IP addresses... usually
the first 142.179.210.232 and the last 142.179.210.239 in his case. It is
not a requirement and it should not be a problem if he uses them.

The first one as you pointed out is the NETWORK and it defines the start of
his usable IP range.
The last one is usually the BROADCAST address.
There is nothing though that says these IP addresses are dedicated and can
not be used.

Thanks,
James Kosin

However, the GATEWAY must be within that range unless he is using IPLESS connections. He said there is a router connected, so this should be the subnet on the private side of the router and the gateway would be the routers IP address.

The linux machine is connected to the modem directly thru the hub, three other machines are connected via a router to the hub. The problem seems to be with the Gateway address. What configuration files should I edit to make sure the right address is listed?

Brian