Mt Attbi has been DNS a long time .I,m doing the same here Win2k ,2 nic,s useing a crossover cable.Configure Win2k nic thats useing the crossover .It well come up 192.168.0.1 Sub 255.255.255.0 ,use the same in the Mandrake box but with DNS it changes when they go down giving new ip numbers and mine is bad about picking the wrong nic. > 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 > > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
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