On 9 Nov 2002 at 13:20, Stephen Kuhn wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:newbie-owner@;linux-mandrake.com> wrote: > > My ISP is ATT/Roadrunner (or whatever they're called in Boston > > now). Yesterday they forced a switch to dynamic IP addressess > > and DNS resolution so I can no longer use static IP addresses for > > my DNS server entries. > > > > My home network uses a W2K box connected directly to a cable > > modem. No problem switching that to the new configuration. I > > have a second ethernet card connected to a router into which I plug > > in a Linux (LM9) laptop. Formerly, I gave each machine on the > > home network a fixed IP address (the linux box was 192.168.0.2) > > with the 2nd eth card on the W2K box as 192.168.0.1). > > > > I can no longer do DNS resolution from the Lin box. > > > > Can anyone give me or point me to step by step directions for > > configuring both boxes to re-establish my ethernet connection from > > Linux? > > > > TIA > > Paul > > Wouldn't you want to enable the "internet connection sharing" on the > initial ethernet connection to the ADSL box? If you did that, then you'd > setup the linux box's ethernet connection to use DHCP - that's what I do > at home here (but with a modem). The only time I had "issues" with that > type of setup was for a customer that HAD to have specific IP addresses > on their internal network - but I still set the workstation with the > connection as the primary DNS server and all worked well after that... > > > 11 09 2002 > Thanks for your reply. I did some more investigating.
In the original configuration (above), it appears that what is broken is DNS resolution from the Linux box. I can ping the W2K box from the Lin box, and vice versa. Moreover, I can ping internet sites as well as access them so long as I use the numerical address. Since the Linbox is using the W2K box as a gatway, it seems to me that I need to point the Linbox to do DNS resolution on the W2K box. Am I thinking correctly? Any directions would be appreciated. Pointers to such would also be good. TIA Paul
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