Re: forcing a specific IP

YigalB wrote/ha scritto, On/il 09/10/2004 20:22:

Thanks

I followed the instructions and restarted the computer (was it a must?

I

thought Linux doesn't require that).
With ifconfig I saw that the new IP was given - but no internet
connection was established.
What else could I miss?

Yigal

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Did you set your gateway in your Linux box?? and what about your DNS??

[<Yigal>] The only thing I did was to set the IP.

1) you have to set the Gateway on the PC's on your network....
2) you have to start NAT (Network Address Translation) on the PC that is the gateway to the Internet
3) BUT WHAT IS MORE IMPORTANT: YOU HAVE TO START A FIREWALL (IPTABLES) ON THE GATEWAY BOX

I suggest to have a look at www.netfilter.org and then come back here.

You will be on the Internet in a really short time....

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Antonio M.

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