Re: Debian Install problems (Win xp User)

The Natural Philosopher wrote:
In general, if the router is

- doing NAT - ie. masqeuarading a local netowrk

Yes

- typicallly on
192,.168.*.* - so that more than one machine can use it as an Internet
connection and

Yes


- its set up as a DHCP master to allocate IP address, default routes,
name servers and so on and

Why? - I have DHCP turned off on my router. I use static 192.168.xxx.xxx
IP addresses on my (tiny) network, and entries in the 'hosts' file. I
also use BIND9 on my internal server for DNS resolution, which works fine.


- the Linux is set up to accept DHCP as its primary way to connect..

then all should spring to life.


And all mine springs to life, so long as my ADSL Router/Switch is alive,
without any DHCP.

I agree that DHCP should work this way, but I prefer the local control
of telling all my kit what *I* want.
.

Relevant Pages

  • Re: Debian Install problems (Win xp User)
    ... doing NAT - ie. masqeuarading a local netowrk ... IP addresses on my network, and entries in the 'hosts' file. ... I agree that DHCP should work this way, but I prefer the local control ...
    (comp.os.linux.setup)
  • Re: Runlevel3 services
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  • Re: One NIC - Error during CEICW
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