I usually edit these post when I respond to them. But since you didn't send this one to the list, I'm cc'ing it there in complete form, but with my responses all here at the beginning.
The key information is the basic information you report. Your external interface has an IP address ... > inet 66.51.222.67/32 scope global eth0 ... but your rputing table has no associated entry for it ... >ip route show > >192.168.1.0/24 dev eth1 proto kernel scope link src 192.168.1.254 This is why you cannot access the Internet. Your ping of your gateway reports ... >ping: sendto: network is unreachable ... because there is no route to it and no default route either. This is probably happening because you set the netmask to 32, which implies no network on that interface, so no network routes. If you had mentioned the gateway address, I might have been able to guess the appropriate netmask setting for you to try on your external interface. Since you didn't, we are really no further along than after your first message, except that we've confirmed that the problem (or at least one of the problems) is in the netmask setting you chose. At this point, though, to get more help, you need to tell us ALL the information your ISP provided to you about how to set up your Internet connection. (I don't mean a complete narrative; I do mean all the specifics, like IP address, netmask, gateway.) If you aren't getting the specifics you need from your ISP ... well, if you can get this connection to work on a Windows host (which only seems easier because your ISP will, usually, help you get Windows working), then use the DOS command ipconfig to see what the actual settings are on the Windows machine that works. Oh, yes. You asked ... >How do I ping from a Win machine? The easiest way is to open a DOS window and use the DOS "ping" command. It works like the Linux command, pretty much. Type "ping 192.168.1.254" to see if the Windows workstation can ping the LEAF router's internal address (which establishes that its routing table properly reflects the network it is on). Type "ping 66.51.222.67" to vsee if the Windows workstation can ping the external address (which establishes that it knows the LEAF router's internal address is its gateway). And regarding your final item ... I don't live in or near LA, and offhand I don't know of any LEAF regulars who do (but there are many whose locations in the real world I do not know). Perhaps now someone will see and respond to that part of your request. At 12:21 AM 4/21/02 +0000, Blue Shadow wrote: >>You didn't really provide enough detail to get good answers yet, but >I'll >>answer what I can and (I hope) help you post a better followup. > >Ok, I got enought time to play with it. Let me try again > >>At 11:57 PM 4/14/02, Blue Shadow wrote: >>>I'm fairly new to networking and so I maybe doing something obviously >>> >wrong. >>> >>>but here goes. >>> >>>I am trying to network 4 PC's through a LEAF box. here is my set up> >>>!-----------! !---------! !-------!---------[pc 1] >>>!xDSL modem !----!LEAF box !-------!Switch !---------[pc 2] >>>!-----------! !---------! !-------!---------[pc 3] >>> I >>> L-------------[pc 4]>>> >>>I am using Dachstein v1.0.2 1680 for the LEAF box> >>>and a mix of Win 98, XP, and NT for the machines. >>>I am mainly intrested in the W98 machine, as that is the one that >needs >>>to >>>work first. >>> >>>Here is my question.> >>>How do I know if the LEAF box is able to access the web? > >>Log on to the LEAF router and try to ping, BY address, the gateway >your >>ISP >>gave you (one of the numbers that should have come with the static >address >>you say you have). If that works, you can probably access the >Internet. If >>it doesn't, tell us HOW the ping fails (see the LEAF FAQ for help with >> >ping >>details). > >I pinged the gateway address my ISP gave me, this is the message I got. > >ping: sendto: network is unreachable > >>>And if it can, then>why is my w98 machine not able to get access. > >>This is a bad way to ask the question. "get across" doesn't describe >>anything. What happened is that you couldn't access Websites using >> >Internet >>Explorer, or you couldn't send e-mail, or you couldn't ping out, or you >>couldn't play Quake, or ... well, these are just examples, and only >you >>know >>what you actually tried to do. > >simply, I couldn't use IE to access websites. > >>>Here are some of the settings i've made and some of the trouble >>shooting >>>i've done.> >>>first of all, using the instructions from the service provider to set >up >>>my >>>W98 machine, I got a connection and have been using, so the modem and >the >>>service is fine.>>1. I have a static IP from my provider.> >>>so I followed the instructions for setting up the LEAF box to work >with a >>>static IP. However, I did not get a clear answer from them on the the >>>network mask length. They said it is 32 and this is what i set it to> >>>ie. eth0_MASKLEN=32> >>>but I am not confident in this and will call back to talk to the >network >>>admin directly on monday. btw, is there a default value for this? > >>There is no default value for this. Did /32 work on your Windows host >when >>iti was directly connected? If not, what setting did you actually use >on >>it? > >when setting up my Win98 machine, it did not ask me for a mask length. >Is there a way to find out what length it used. > >>As a general matter, the netmask has to be such that your IP address >and >>the >>gateway IP address are on the same network (because the router needs a >> >route >>to the gateway). There are other ways to do this -- you can use a /32 >plus >>a >>static host route, for instance -- but making the netmask fit is the >usual >>one. >>I think the LEAF FAQ has an entry on computing netmasks. (I certainly >hope >>it does, because several of us have written good tutorials over the >> >years.) > >I'll try looking for this. > >>>2. My provider gave me a username and domain name to set up my W98 >>> >machine. >>>However, I did not find where to enter this info into the LEAF >machine. >>>Is >>>it necessary for a static IP? >>Whether it is needed or not has nothing to do with whether your >address is >>static or dynamic. You may need it as part of your e-mail address. It >may >>be >>part of the ISP's system for authenticating you as a customer. It can >> >matter >>for DNS resolution. Knowing as little as we do about the details of >your >>setup, I can't give you a definitive answer. >>>3. I believe that the conection between the LEAF box and the client >>> >machines >>>is porbably ok, since after pluging the cable from the LEAF box to my >XP >>>machine and telling it to "fix conection" it retrieved an IP and >>> >established >>>a conection, but still could not access the internet. > >>"retrieved an IP?" Do you mean you are running the LEAF system as a >DHCP >>server and the WinXP host got a lease? Was it in the right address >range >>for >>your LAN (WinXX hosts will assign themselves default IP addresses if >they >>can't get DHCP leases.) > >>Can the WinXX host ping the LEAF router? IF not, how does it fail? > >How do I ping from a Win machine? > >>>as far as the hardware, all the cables are ok and all NIC's light up >when >>>pluged in.>>so i think it comes down to the setup of the LEAF box.> >>>in these areas.>>mask lenght setting.>or>Host and Domain information.> >>>Once again I am a newbee in dealing with network setup. > >>Yuou haven't reported anything like enough information to detetmine >where >>the problem lies. Especially, we don't know if the WinXX host can >>communicate with the LEAF router, never mind whether anything on your >LAN >>can reach the Internet. >>The LEAF FAQ has an entry that outlines the basic info needed to begin >>troubleshooting a connectivity problem. I suggest you read that over, >> >gather >>the needed info (which involves doing some tests that may let you spot >the >>>problem on your own), and post a followup. > >here are some outputs I got > >ip addr show > >1: lo: <LOOPBACK,UP> mtu 3924 qdisc noqueue > link/loopback 00:00:00:00:00:00 brd 00:00:00:00:00:00 > inet 127.0.0.1/8 brd 127.255.255.255 scope global lo >2: eth0: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP> mtu 1500 qdisc pfifo_fast qlen 100 > link/ether 00:e0:7d:c1:83:5c brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff > inet 66.51.222.67/32 scope global eth0 >3: eth1: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP> mtu 1500 qdisc pfifo_fast qlen 100 > link/ether 00:e0:7d:c1:83:73 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff > inet 192.168.1.254/24 brd 192.168.1.255 scope global eth1 > >ip route show > >192.168.1.0/24 dev eth1 proto kernel scope link src 192.168.1.254 > > >I realize that this info may not help much more. > >Since I don't have vary much time to play with it, I would almost rather >have someone set this up. > >So if there is someone in the Los Angeles area that has experiance with >this. please email me at [EMAIL PROTECTED] and we might be able to arange >something. > > >Thanks > >_________________________________________________________________ >Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com > > -- ------------------------------------"Never tell me the odds!"--- Ray Olszewski -- Han Solo Palo Alto, CA [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ Leaf-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/leaf-user
