On Fri, Feb 27, 2009 at 09:20:08AM +0000, Ruan Kendall wrote: > I've come across a strange problem whereby configuring an interface > with DHCP lets my system run absolutely fine, but assigning a static > IP to the nic results in a system that can only speak to the local > subnet. I can ssh into it, but cannot connect to any machines on the > internet. The computer and internet connection are otherwise quite > functional.
The only thing that differs is the address. DHCP: > inet 192.168.1.34 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 192.168.1.255 static: > inet 192.168.1.200 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 192.168.1.255 What happens if you statically configure 192.168.1.34? Does your firewall restrict internet access to certain IP ranges? Stefan
