[Mageia-discuss] home network using broadband router

Wed Mar 7 00:10:08 CET 2012

On 06/03/2012, mageia-discuss-request at mageia.org
+<mageia-discuss-request at mageia.org> wrote:
+>
+> Message: 3
+> Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2012 00:47:01 +0000
+> From: WALKER RICHARD <richard.j.walker at ntlworld.com>
+>
+> Quick answer; yes
+>
+> man ifconfig should get you started. From memory you can set an
+> address for an ethernet card with something like;
+>
+> ifconfig eth0 192.168.0.22
+>
+> That implicitly brings up the connection.
+>
+> This much is already working for you as you say both PCs can reach the
+> internet. So let's take a step back. I don't want you to "publish"
+> your PC addresses, but if they are both on the same network then they
+> should both have addresses in the private network ranges. The most
+> common on routers are;
+>
+> 10.?.?.?
+> 192.168.?.?
+>
+
+command terminal 'ifconfig' returns value for eth1, '192...', but not '10...'.
+
+>
+> Can you configure your router? Do you know if it has a web-based
+> configuration address? If you haven't come across this before, this is
+> a "web page" generated by your router which provides access to its
+> configuration by means of forms on web pages. It is normally accessed
+> by entering the address in your browser, but this cannot easily work
+> if your PC and your router are on different networks, with different
+> address ranges. For example, the router might be on 192.168.1.1 and
+> your PC is on a.b.x.x  where a and b are NOT 192 and 168.
+>
+
+yes, there is a configuration address 'http://192...' accessible via
+web browser.
+
+> Let us take one more step back. When you configured your network on
+> each computer (using MCC?)  did you opt for manual or automatic (via
+> DHCP) configuration of the network address? That, I think, is the key
+> starting point.
+>
+
+automatic dhcp. To check, the command 'drakconnect' was used to
+activate the network configuration process; the default is automatic
+ip (bootp/dchp) connection protocol
+
+> If it is manual then you chose the addresses and typed them in. If it
+> is automatic (via DHCP) then they will have been allocated by EITHER
+> your router (which seems unlikely given the trouble your having) OR by
+> your ISP, and that means they are permitting you to have more than one
+> public address for your location AND that the address really is
+> public; if I knew your address I could probe your network - that is
+> potentially highly risky and is why the common practice, in these
+> parts, is for each subscriber to get one public address and have the
+> modem/router provide NAT for private networks on the premises.
+>
+
+I think the ip address is determined by the isp; if the router is
+switched off and then on, a new ip address is assigned.
+
+> I hope I haven't confused the issue. Let me re-state the important
+> questions:
+> 1. Are your PC addresses similar to each other?
+
+yes, they differ by a digit
+
+> 2. Are they in the private network range? (10.?.?.? or 192.168.?.?)
+
+yes, 192...
+
+> 3. Do you have the make and model of your router? (yes/no will do for now.)
+>
+
+yes
+