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On 07:12 Thu 28 Sep , Grant wrote: |
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> >> I have a Gentoo router with eth0 connected to the WAN (DSL modem/router) |
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> >and |
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> >> ath0 connected to the LAN. It works perfectly. |
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> >> |
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> >> I've added two ethernet cards and I'm trying to connect from another |
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> >machine |
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> >> to one of the new cards (eth1 and eth2). ifconfig shows the cards are |
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> >> detected just fine, but dhcp always fails when trying to obtain an IP |
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> >> address. |
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> >> I have the following /etc/conf.d/net: |
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> >> |
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> >> config_eth0="192.168.1.2 netmask 255.255.255.0" |
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> >> routes_eth0="default via 192.168.1.1" |
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> >> |
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> >> config_ath0="192.168.0.1 broadcast 192.168.0.255 netmask 255.255.255.0" |
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> >> mode_ath0="master" |
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> >> essid_ath0="mynetwork" |
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> >> |
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> >> config_eth1="192.168.0.1 broadcast 192.168.0.255 netmask 255.255.255.0" |
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> >> |
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> >> config_eth2="192.168.0.1 broadcast 192.168.0.255 netmask 255.255.255.0" |
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> >> |
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> >> and the following in /etc/dnsmasq.conf: |
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> >> |
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> >> interface=ath0 |
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> >> interface=eth1 |
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> >> interface=eth2 |
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> >> |
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> >> I've started net.eth1 and net.eth2 (both are links to net.lo) and |
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> >restarted |
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> >> dnsmasq. I thought it might be a problem with my iptables settings which |
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> >> don't take the new interfaces into account, but stopping iptables doesn't |
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> >> seem |
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> >> to help. |
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> >> |
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> >> Can anyone help me out? |
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> >> |
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> >> - Grant |
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> >> -- |
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> >> gentoo-user@g.o mailing list |
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> > |
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> >Grant, |
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> > Can you ping the server? Set up the interface manually and then try. |
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> >Also, is the dhcp client connected directly to one of the interfaces on the |
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> >dhcp server? If that is the case you will need a cross over cable to do it |
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> >as opposed to a normal patch cable. |
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> |
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> Ah, crossovers cables. I guess I need to whip one of those up. Do |
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> you think I can get away with just a box cutter when converting a |
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> patch cable if I'm careful? |
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> |
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> Do the rest of my settings above look OK? |
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> |
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> - Grant |
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> -- |
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> gentoo-user@g.o mailing list |
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Grant, |
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I have never made a cross over cable before, probs best to look on google, |
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there is bound to be a guide somewhere. |
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As for you settings, I can't see anything wrong with them. |
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Regards, |
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Oliver Wilson |
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