Georgios, You are essentially setting up a Linux router. I have a router with almost the exact same setup, and ran into the same problem when I was building it. Once I got it fixed, however, it runs like a champ.
avahi and dhcdbd interfere with stable, secure network connections, so you will be continually frustrated as long as they're installed on your machine. dhcdbd is advertised as an "interface" to dhclient, but really it's more of a hijack because it takes over configuration from /etc/network/interfaces and doesn't give it back. Avahi is simply FUBAR. Here's how to fix: # aptitude purge avahi-daemon avahi-autoipd dhcdbd # aptitude install bridge-utils Then read /usr/share/doc/bridge-utils/README.Debian and follow the instructions. FWIW, I'd use an Ubuntu server installation for the router and not ubuntu-desktop. The desktop installation is not optimized for secure routing or server use directly exposed to the Internet. It is possible to build a secure server with a GUI desktop, but it's time consuming and you have to know what you are doing. Happy Trails, Loye Young Isaac & Young Computer Company Laredo, Texas http://www.iycc.biz ** Changed in: avahi (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed -- When eth0 is set to static IP or DHCP then eth0:avahi looses its IP and local connection is lost https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/183711 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
