Re: SuSe10.0 - windowsXP networking problem !! plz help!!!!

Roy L. Fuchs wrote:

> On Fri, 27 Jan 2006 00:20:31 +1300, John Howell <jehowell@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Gave us:
>
>>Roy L. Fuchs wrote:
>>
>>> On Thu, 26 Jan 2006 22:59:52 +1300, John Howell <jehowell@xxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Gave us:
>>>
>>>>udayan.warnekar@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> hi all !!!
>>>>> i am a new comer in linux field ..
>>>>> i need some help abt the following,
>>>>>
>>>>> i have 3 computers in network ..
>>>>> one with Linux SuSE (10.0)and windows XP(both) ,
>>>>> and other 2 computers with windows XP installed.
>>>>> ( connected via switch / hub )
>>>>>
>>>>> 1) I have a ADSL broadband connection ( USB modem )
>>>>> presently connected with one computer with Win XP.
>>>>> I want to use this connection on PC with linux.
>>>>> plz tell me how to setup an ADSL braodband connection in SuSE
>>>>> linux?? (plz tell me the things in detail )
>>>>>
>>>>> 2) i want to share this connection with the other two computers
>>>>> (which are working on windows XP).. if this kind of linux-windows
>>>>> net connection sharing is possible , plz tell me how to do so !!
>>>>>
>>>>> plz help me abt it !!!!
>>>>>
>>>>> Regards,
>>>>> UDAYAN
>>>>
>>>>If your ADSL modem has an ethernet port as well as USB, just connect the
>>>>ADSL modem to your network switch/hub, and give it an IP Address.
>>>
>>> The ADSL modem is a DHCP server, not a client one merely decided to
>>> "give an IP address to". The switch/hub gets plugged into the back of
>>> the ADSL modem, and ALL clients get assigned Local IP addresses by the
>>> DHCP server in the ADSL modem (most of which now include a switch and
>>> several 100 base T ports). I do not know of ANY that do not work in
>>> this fashion. Many are even wireless, and contain like 4 ethernet
>>> ports and some 16 WAN ports. No need for a local hub or switch in
>>> most situations.
>>>
>>>> Then in
>>>>the network configuration on each of your clients, make the ipaddress of
>>>>the ADSL modem the default gateway (Router) for your subnet. Then any
>>>>device on the network should be able to get out via the ADSL.
>>>
>>> I have never seen them set up this way.
>>
>>If the ADSL modem is the DHCP server, then it must already be on the
>>network and have a valid internal IP Address. In this case just configure
>>it's DHCP server to pass out the default gateway parameter to the clients.
>>The gateway address will be the ADSL's private network interface IP
>>Address. My home network example: Ip addresses changed to protect the
>>innocent 8) /24 indicates subnet mask is 255.255.255.0
>>Switch is an 8 port Gigiabyte 100/10MB
>>ADSL Modem - DLink DSL302G, 192.168.0.1/24
>>DHCP service on modem to pass out following scope options:
>>Range 192.168.0.100-254
>>Mask 255.255.255.0
>>default gateway 192.168.0.1
>>Primary DNS 192.168.0.10
>>
>>DLink Wireless Access Point 192.168.0.2 (forwards DHCP requests to
>>192.168.0.1)
>>
>>Server:
>>(crappy old Celeron 500) - Linux SuseLinuxEnterprise9.x with Bind DNS
>>service, Mail services (IMAP, SMTP), File/print share etc.
>>Fixed Address 192.168.0.10/24 (don't want it changing on me), Default
>>gateway 192.168.0.1, DNS1 127.0.0.1 (its own DNS service forwards lookups
>>for external domains to my ISP's DNS)
>>
>>Clients:
>>2 Workstations-wired, 1 laptop-wireless, Chipped Xbox, Various OS's,
>>address via DHCP,
>>
>>All protected by client firewalls, and all have access to the internet.
>>Works fine for me.
>
>
> Cool. Looks comprehensive. I type corrected. Nice set-up. Isn't
> there a way to run Linux on the Xbox without any modifications?
> Hehehe maybe you could load BeOS on the Xbox! I haven't ran that
> since it lost support for AMD cpus, and Nvidia graphics adapters.
>
> I have a Dlink ethernet to WAN gateway and I can't get to its set-up
> screen. The manual, and the web site says to "enter an ip address in
> your valid range". I have yet to find a way to get to its set up
> screen. I get outgoing data packets, but none in. It is under
> Firefox, a browser package they recommend. The thing just won't
> connect my machine to it. The instructions specifically say to assign
> an IP. I am used to these devices assigning an ip to your machine,
> but accepting the one passed to it by the WAN switch. I use the range
> that *that* switch passes out, yet nothing. If I could get to the
> gateway setup, I could get the wireless hooks typed in. This device
> should be linking up directly with the LAN port on the machine in
> question. Windows 2k sucks. I'd bet I could boot knoppix and get the
> thing going quicker!

I mostly use the Xbox as a media player, so it is just setup with a few apps
and Xbox Media Centre (XBMC). I couldnt use the software hack for
installing linux as it had already ben 'patched' for me by MS when I joined
a LAN party once 8) I need to beef up the hdd before I try installing linux
on it anyway.

For the Dlink - does it also support a USB connection? If so, attach to that
and install appropriate drivers (for me I set this up on my Windows box
first) Once connected the manual indicated I could telnet to it using
hyperterminal on a comm port, then issue an IP set command. So long since I
did it now I can't remember the details. What model is it? I'll see if I
can help you out with it.
.

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