On Wed, 2006-05-24 at 02:23 +0800, LC wrote: > >> I am trying to make a router using a FC4. I have 2 NICs in the machine. > >> Install FC4 using minimium. Eth0 is set to DHCP, connected to an ethernet > >> modem and ETH1 has IP 192.168.1.1, netmask 255.255.255.0 connected to a > >> switch. Installation was a success and rebooted the box. Clients machines > >> are unable to ping 192.168.1.1. But when i unplug the modem and reboot, > >> clients are ablt to ping 192.168.1.1. I realised if the box booted up > >> both > >> ETH0 and ETH1, clients are able to ping 192.168.1.1. But if i ifdown ETH0 > >> and ifup ETH0, clients are able to get reply from 192.168.1.1. > >> > >> Can someone tell me what should I do? > > > > Perhaps this is the initscripts bug that causes eth0/eth1 to get > > assigned to the two cards randomly? > > > > https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=187550 > > > > Try the initscripts package from updates-testing > > > Hi Paul, > > Will it help if i use FC5? Ah, didn't notice you were on FC4. This is an FC5-specific bug, so your problem is something else. I agree with the other posters that suggested that eth0 and eth1 should be on different networks through. Paul.
