LinuxQuestions.org
Share your knowledge at the LQ Wiki.
Go Back   LinuxQuestions.org > Forums > Linux Forums > Linux - Networking
User Name
Password
Linux - Networking This forum is for any issue related to networks or networking.
Routing, network cards, OSI, etc. Anything is fair game.

Notices


Reply
  Search this Thread
Old 05-25-2005, 04:33 AM   #1
nistur
Member
 
Registered: Sep 2004
Location: UK
Distribution: Fedora Core 5/Arch Linux
Posts: 42

Rep: Reputation: 15
Static IP's with LAN/WAN


Hi,
I at the moment have 2 Linux computers on my home network, one my laptop, one my desktop. They have both been working fine with DHCP assigned IPs, but i then have problems with port forwarding (my friend wants me to start learning php and loads of things, so i installed apache, mysql and php so he could see what I was up to :S... not fully working either, but thats a different problem) I then set up static IPs for both my machines. They were both set outside the DHCP range so it wouldnt get confused (192.168.1.70-71) for some unknown reason they had no networking... well... they did... they had as far as the router I have, but no further, I could ping the router and the other machine, but any external connections were refused

I still havent sorted out my desktop, but my laptop started working when I enabled IPv6 configuration (I was trying anything to get it working) That works fine now, my desktop, even with this enabled, has no external connections. The only thing I can do at the moment is use DHCP and change the port forwarding every time I boot my desktop... which isn't really ideal.

Any ideas?

Thanks for your time

Nistur
 
Old 05-25-2005, 04:08 PM   #2
strazzere
LQ Newbie
 
Registered: Nov 2004
Location: massachusetts
Distribution: debian 'sarge'
Posts: 8

Rep: Reputation: 0
I know this isn't any help, but i'd love to hear someone reply. I'm having the same problem, except mine won't work with DHCP or static IPs, yet I can ping them internally.

How did you turn on IPv6?

Thanks...
 
Old 05-25-2005, 05:24 PM   #3
nistur
Member
 
Registered: Sep 2004
Location: UK
Distribution: Fedora Core 5/Arch Linux
Posts: 42

Original Poster
Rep: Reputation: 15
Hi, yeh, its quite annoying isnt it...
I am assuming its a software problem, though it may be my router, but as my laptop seems to be working i doubt it.

On Fedora, I have no idea because I have never used Debian, but under the gnome main menu, system settings, network, I can edit my interfaces, I can then, there allow IPv6 configuration. if the menu isnt the same on Debian, I guess it will be in a similar place... or you can use ifconfig, I would have to look up the exact command, but it is easy to find out:
man ifconfig

If that works then consider yourself lucky, mine wont :P
This is also the first help I have given anyone, so if it doesnt work, please be lenient when shouting at me

Any more suggestions are incredibly welcome

Thanks in advance

Nistur

Last edited by nistur; 05-25-2005 at 05:26 PM.
 
Old 05-25-2005, 06:01 PM   #4
strazzere
LQ Newbie
 
Registered: Nov 2004
Location: massachusetts
Distribution: debian 'sarge'
Posts: 8

Rep: Reputation: 0
Yea....

I hope your problem can be awnsered as easily as mine was.... Stupid me swapped a new ethernet card into the machine so it would be compatible with debian....

Long story short, it was as simple as registering the new mac address with my router which was using mac filtering for added security... man i suck ahaha

thank you for you help though
 
  


Reply


Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is Off
HTML code is Off



Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
static names with dynamic ip's linux_console Linux - Networking 2 01-12-2006 05:32 PM
static ip's with hub? heinola Linux - Networking 2 10-24-2005 10:17 PM
Routing with multiple static IP's? RedLance Linux - Networking 3 11-02-2003 05:37 AM
can i have both dhcp and static ip's ? mjenkins Linux - Networking 1 09-22-2003 10:29 AM
Static Ip's and Routing Sarcha Linux - Networking 5 02-28-2003 09:19 AM

LinuxQuestions.org > Forums > Linux Forums > Linux - Networking

All times are GMT -5. The time now is 04:06 AM.

Main Menu
Advertisement
My LQ
Write for LQ
LinuxQuestions.org is looking for people interested in writing Editorials, Articles, Reviews, and more. If you'd like to contribute content, let us know.
Main Menu
Syndicate
RSS1  Latest Threads
RSS1  LQ News
Twitter: @linuxquestions
Open Source Consulting | Domain Registration