Doug Thistlethwaite wrote: > > Dan Willard wrote: > > > You are correct that your ISP is clueless. Going by the numbers that you > > sent, your home network and theirs are one network with the same network > > number and broadcast number. And why your router calls out whenever a > > broadcast packet is sent. > > Dan, Thanks for the information. I was kind of thinking that they had a > problem with > what they gave me. (see below). > > > > > Now, provided that the numbers for your range are correct, your linux box > > is trying to take the broadcast number for your home network. And yes, the > > first number in a range is the network number (even) and the last is the > > broadcast number (odd), your reasoning looks good to me. Gonna take a > > little work to straighten it out. > > You should call your ISP and varify your home network numbers. Yell at > > 'em if they give you a wrong subnet, its a major security hole for both you > > and them. (Unless you are using your office's network, then different rules > > apply). > > Both your win95 and linux boxes need the same subnetmask number. You'll > > need to change you linux box's ip to something other than 103 (100 looks > > good). You should also change your router's subnet to match > > (204.178.54.101/29 if the router doen't like it try /21, some routers drop > > the first 8 bits) and change its network and broadcast numbers. You will > > also probably have to change the route in the router to point to the new > > network. > > I hope I haven't forgoten anything. Now, don't you just love computers > > and networks? > > Humm.... > > Basically, my ISP gave me three IP addresses (I had to twist his arm as > normally he changes A LOT more for static IP addresses. I have .101, > .102, and .103 on his network with .253 being his system. His > suggestion is to use 255.255.255.0 for the netmask, with .0 for the > network and .255 for the broadcast address. I have asked him a few > question on this issue and I think he is already getting tired of me! :O > > Oh, one more piece of information If I pull the power on my router, my > pc can't connect to the samba on the linux at all! > > I have the feeling that if I push to much, I am going to become a > internet orphan again. In my location, I am having a very hard time > trying to get ISDN service within my local calling area. I am basically > waiting for DSL to arrive later this summer. This said... > > Is there any way for me to use the three IP addresses they assigned to > me? I know the router (pipeline 50) has some fancy features and maybe > they can help. I tried the following this morning after your last > message. > > IPADDR .103 > Can I know the pipeline 50 has filters, DHCP, NAT, and other fancy > features. Unfortunately, I do not have a manual for the device. >
This is probably not your real problem, but you can download the Pipeline manuals from www.ascend.com.