Hi All
I am in the process of setting up a general purpose (file,web,mail,ftp
etc) server using the latest testing version of Mepis SoHo. To save on
space I thought it would be a good idea to let the box act as a
router/firewall as well so that I can remove my Smoothwall box and have
everything in one.
The basic set up that I am after is:
<internet> --> <modem/router/wifi AP> --> <server>
The first problem I came across is that I have a dynamic IP assigned by
my isp. I have a dyndns account and under the old setup could handle
this from within Smoothwall as there was a module for it, but now I
have no way to track the domain name against the dynamic IP. I have read
that a utility called "ddclient" can be installed to do this and just
wondered if anyone has any experience of this program before I install
it. I'm just looking for any tips or pitfalls or even suggestions for
better apps to use.
Now for the routing bit. I have managed to get myself in a right mucking
fuddle with this and as a consequence have no internet at all at the
moment apart from wireless access through the router.
I have configured two nic's in the server as follows:
eth0 = currently assigned by DHCP from the router on 192.168.1.* range.
(I wasn't sure about this bit, would it be better to disable DHCP and
NAT on the router and just use the modem side of it. If so, will that
affect the wifi setup?
eth1 = statically assigned 192.168.79.100. (Is this now my default gateway)?
I have the DHCP server working on the server, and all machines within
the lan are being assigned IP's in the correct range (192.168.79.*)
however I cannot access the internet on any of them including the server
itself. I can ping the router (currently 192.168.1.1) and I can ping all
machines on the lan in all directions (ie server to client, client to
server etc). But still no internet.
DNS I am very unsure about. Do I need to run a DNS server for my lan? If
so, what sort of settings do I need to get it running.
Apologies for the ramble, I thought this was going be a quick bank
holiday project. How wrong you can be sometime : )
Any advice greatly appreciated.
Stu
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