You will probably want to switch eth0 to your external wireless device, and add another NIC for eth1 on the internal network--just remove the IP assignment and the rest of the info from eth0, and put it into eth1. Make eth0 DHCP configured, and enabled at boot. Also: Either read up on ipchains and masquerading to institute firewalling and internal client masquerading, or get yourself a firewall script like pmfirewall (www.pointman.org) to do the firewall and masquerade setup for you. --Greg ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sridhar Govindarajulu" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Due to my apartment regulations sprintbroadband will not be installable. > Now I am planning for CAIS internet service. It's a wireless service, with > the receiver connected to my ethernet card. > I have a eth0 connected to my Win 2000 client. Running LM 7.1 planning to > install 7.2 later. > > My ISP says I have to connect the gateway module to my Win eth card, supply > the username/password and I am all set. It supports Mac systems also. It's > dynamic IP > > From the messages I received on this list I assume it's DHCP. > > So How do I configure the card? Any HOWTO's where I can find the info or > just give me some info to set it up. > > Thanks > Sridhar > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Asheesh Laroia" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Mandrake Expert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, October 17, 2000 12:49 PM > Subject: Re: [expert] Sprint Broadband internet > > > > Assuming you have no other ethernet cards installed in your computer, and > > the (cable modem?) (DSL thingy?) (Satellite dish?) connects to your > > network card, try the following: > > > > dhcpcd eth0 > > > > That runs "DHCP Client Daemon" and tells it to try connecting to a DHCP > > server (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol; what many ISPs use to assign > > semi-random, arbitrary IPs to arbitrary computers) through the 0th > > (1st) ethernet card. > > > > If you have other ethernet cards, pass the one connected to > > SprintHighSpeedSomething to dhcpcd; e.g., "dhcpcd eth1". > > > > This will work if (and only if) your ISP uses DHCP to set up its > > hosts. The basic question to find this out is, Did the Sprint people > > want to install any Windows software? If they did install some, then it > > might be PPPoE (Point-to-Point Protocol (what most phone-line ISPs > > use) over Ethernet). > > > > Anyway, try DHCP. It might work, and if not, no harm done. > > > > Best of luck. > > > > -- Asheesh Laroia. > > > > > > -- > > Seems a computer engineer, a systems analyst, and a programmer were > > driving down a mountain when the brakes gave out. They screamed down the > > mountain, gaining speed, but finally managed to grind to a halt, more by > > luck than anything else, just inches from a thousand foot drop to jagged > > rocks. They all got out of the car: > > The computer engineer said, "I think I can fix it." > > The systems analyst said, "No, no, I think we should take it > > into town and have a specialist look at it." > > The programmer said, "OK, but first I think we should get back > > in and see if it does it again." > > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > ---- > > > > Keep in touch with http://mandrakeforum.com: > > Subscribe the "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" mailing list. > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- > Keep in touch with http://mandrakeforum.com: > Subscribe the "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" mailing list. > ______________________________________________________________________________ Vous avez un site perso ? 2 millions de francs � gagner sur i(france) ! Webmasters : ZE CONCOURS ! http://www.ifrance.com/_reloc/concours.emailif
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