[PLUG] question

[linux-yug]

On Mon, 2008-08-04 at 23:11 -0500, Robert Citek wrote:
> In ascii art form:
> 
> Debian --{switch}-- Ubuntu--{modem}---{ISP}
> 


nice drawing... I assign static IPs to both ethernet cards connecting to
switch..

> How is your modem connecting to the ISP?  PPPoE?  Straight DHCP?
> Static IP?  Something else?
> 

I connect to ISP via PPP..  AND I get a dynamic IP


> What version of Ubuntu are you using?
> 


Just checked 6.06....Didn't realize it was that OLD!!1



> Whomever it is your ISP has to assign you an IP address, gateway,
> netmask, DNS, etc.  They'll either write it down for you or assign it
> to you dynamically.
> 
> Regards,
> - Robert
> 
> On Mon, Aug 4, 2008 at 10:39 PM, linux-yug <linux-yug at xprt.net> wrote:
> >
> > Dial up qestion
> >
> > network looks like
> >
> >
> > Debian box 172.16.16.16 gw 172.16.16.1  thur switch to ubuntu box
> > 172.16.16.1  and I don't know what gateway to give it and the modem,
> > dial-up is on the ubuntu box...  I have forwarding turned on on the
> > ubuntu box...
> >
> > So just as soon as I turn the ethernet cards on...Everything stops..
> >
> > I must be doing something wrong just. don't know what it is...
> >
> >
> > Hope I explained that well enough
> >
> > TIA
> >
> > Yug
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