On 6/12/05, Kevin J. Cummings <cummings@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: ... > Your internet connection is WI-FI???? Is this a Linksys router with > WI-FI? Is it configured to route multiple network traffic or just your > linux machine? Does it know about the "network" on your Linux machine's > eth1? the internet connection is from <http://usa.asus.com/products/communication/wireless/wl-330g/overview.htm> into eth0 and a hub is plugged into eth1, then a linksys PAP2 <http://www.linksys.com/products/product.asp?prid=651&scid=38> into the hub. I think all I need is the masquerading..? but, I'd first like to test the hardware with pings, or something. > > If PAP2 is plugged into a HUB, then you don't need a crossover cable, > you want a straight through. Is your HUB a router, a switch, or a > bridge? A switch doesn't need configuring, a router may. according to the box: wisecom 8 port 10 base-T hub compliant with 10base-t, 10BASE2 and 10BASE5 specifications of the IEEE 802.3 standard. and, it's an ethernet HUB for WorkGroup I think it's a switch, definitely not a router. > How is the telephone plugged into a hub? Ethernet hubs don't (usually) > have POTS (analog telephone) jacks. I would think that your telephone > should be plugged into something which is not a network or ethernet > router, but some kind of telephony equipment. (Isn't that what your > PAP2 is?) the PAP2 is plugged into the hub. the hub is plugged into eth1. > > > on boot I got a message about lost packets, but it went by too fast. > > I've installed firestarter. I need to set up dhcp, perhaps. how do I > > ping, or ipconfig the hub? > > Have you checked your log files (/var/log/messages)? used the "dmesg" > command to see your boot-up messages? Just because you didn't read them > on the screen doesn't necessarily mean they are gone forever! I'll check /var/log/messages, thanks. > Does your Linux box have IP forwarding configured? Is the eth1 metwork > publicly routable? If not, have you configured Linux to do NATing? this I haven't yet done. > How does your PAP2 get its IP address? If you don't know, you probably > need to configure a DHCP server on Linux as well! Is there anything > else on the eth1 network (ie, is anything else plugged into your hub)? > If so, how are they allocated IP addresses? the hub just has two connections. one to the computer, one to the PAP2. I need to find out how the allocate IP addresses. > This is all *basic* network configuration.... > I know it's basic, but it's not something I know about yet. thanks, Thufir
