[PLUG] New Linux Install

[Robbert van Andel]

The computer I'm on now is set dynamically being served an IP from my
router.  That's what gets me.  When I do a ifconfig by itself and my nic
is set dynamically, the eth0 does not appear.  When I specify the eth0
device, I get

eth0	Link encap:Ethernet HWaddrr 00:A0:C9:FB:C5:8E
	BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
	RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overrun:0 frame:0
	TX packets:7 errors:0 dropped:0 overrun:0 carrier:0
	collisions:0 txqueuelan:100
	RX bytes:0 (0.0 b)  TX bytes:294 (294.0 b)
	Interrupt: 11 Base address:0x1000

No IP information, obviously, since the device is deactivated when set
dynamically.

On Sun, 2002-09-01 at 11:43, AthlonRob wrote:
> On Sun, 2002-09-01 at 11:34, Robbert van Andel wrote:
> > This is what I get when I do a route -n (with the nic set statically)
> > 
> > Destination  Gateway      Genmask        Flags  Metric  Ref  Use Iface
> > 192.168.1.0  0.0.0.0      255.255.255.0  U      0       0    0   eth0
> > 127.0.0.0    0.0.0.0      255.0.0.0      U      0       0    0   lp
> > 0.0.0.0      192.168.1.1  0.0.0.0        UG     0       0    0   eth0
> > 
> > I have the nic set statically as follows:
> > IP: 192.168.1.106
> > SN: 255.255.255.0
> > GW: 192.168.1.1
> 
> Ok, that's almost identical to my network setup, except I'm not running
> as high as 106.  Your route output was identical to mine.
> 
> Now... what about ifconfig eth0?
>  
> > When set dynamically, I get only the 127.0.0.0 line.
> 
> Well, do you have a DHCP server?  Does the linksys router provide DHCP
> for you?  You need a DHCP server to have dynamic IPs...
> 
> I don't see much reason in running DHCP on a small network.  Although, I
> should talk, I just spent the last two days trying to get AMaViS
> working... I'm the only one that uses the mail server and not only am I
> schooled about viruses, but I am running Linux and Linux alone.  :-)
> 
> I did win the battle with AMaViS, BTW.  On to Samba/CUPS next....
> 
> -- 
> Rob
> "Google is your friend"
> 
> 
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