Re: Linux box to D-Link router/bridge/access connection question

[Martin <martinh@ix.netcom.com>]

Thank you very much. I was able to communicate to the D-Link from my 
Linux boxes and get out to the high speed Internet from my Linux boxes.

BTW, my Linux boxes are running RH9.

But I would also like to be able to communicate with my wireless laptop 
to my Linux boxes and visa-versa.

What additional config do I need to do and where?

Thank you.
-Martin


Jesse Gordon wrote:

>> Two questions:
>> 1) How can I get my linux boxes to see and communicate properly with 
>> my D-Link router?
>
>
> D-Link's usually have a netmask of 255.255.255.0 -- and an IP of 
> 192.168.0.1, and since your linux boxes are 192.168.1.x, they are 
> outside of the netmask range and the dlink ignores them.
>
> Set the LAN netmask on the dlink to 255.255.0.0, or change it's IP to 
> 192.168.1.1, or change your linux boxes to 192.168.0.x..
>
> Also, the dlinks default to have a DHCP server running on them -- so 
> you could set your linux boxes to use DHCP to autoconfigure an IP, but 
> then you wouldn't always know what IP they would be. (They would 
> probably start at around 192.168.0.100 or so.)(To try dhcp, just type 
> dhcpcd and press enter and wait. dhcpcd stands for "Dynamic Host 
> Configuration Protocol Client Daemon. dhcpcd requests to be assigned 
> an IP, netmask, default gateway, and DNS from the dlink.)
>
>> 2) My linux boxes were using a dialup modem serial port to connect to 
>> the Internet. How can I change my connection from using the dialup 
>> modem to now go through the router to access the high speed connection?
>
>
> After changing the IP or netmask as above, just set your default route 
> to be 192.168.0.1 (or whatever you set the LAN ip to on the dlink.)
>
> I don't know what distro you use, so I don't know which network 
> configuration utility you would use, but to test it, you could type 
> these on one of the linux boxes:
>
> ifconfig eth0 192.168.0.2 netmask 255.255.0.0
> route add default gw 192.168.0.1
>
> Of course you might type route -n (then press the ENTER key) to make 
> sure there isn't already a default route.
>
> You'll also need to set up a DNS server IP. You can use whatever 
> network configuration tool you have or like, or you may be able to 
> just edit /etc/resolv.conf and add the line:
> nameserver 192.168.0.1
>
> before any other 'nameserver' lines.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> -Jesse
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: <martinh@ix.netcom.com>
> To: <netfilter@lists.netfilter.org>
> Cc: <martinh@ix.netcom.com>
> Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2006 9:00 AM
> Subject: Linux box to D-Link router/bridge/access connection question
>
>
>> I just got a D-Link wireless router connected to high speed Internet 
>> access via a cable modem.
>>
>> I have a Windoze XP laptop with wireless network card that 
>> communicates properly with the wireless router and I can make a high 
>> speed Internet connection.
>>
>> My linux box1 is connected into port two of the router.
>> My linux box2 is connected to port 3.
>> My two linux boxes can see each other connected into the ports of the 
>> wireless router.
>>
>> But I can not get my linux boxes to see the D-Link router!
>>
>> D-Link address is 192.168.0.1
>>
>> My linux boxes are 192.168.1.2 and 192.168.1.50
>>
>> Two questions:
>> 1) How can I get my linux boxes to see and communicate properly with 
>> my D-Link router?
>>
>> 2) My linux boxes were using a dialup modem serial port to connect to 
>> the Internet. How can I change my connection from using the dialup 
>> modem to now go through the router to access the high speed connection?
>>
>> Thank you for you help.
>> -Martin
>>
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