Slack won't initialize nic/NAT router but RH9 does

j79zlr · 04-08-2006, 01:51 AM

OK, if you want a static address for your slack PC, then don't use DHCP and set a static IP.

onebuck · 04-08-2006, 07:29 AM

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Originally Posted by linuxhippy

My IP gives my router a DHCP address. One of my computer's on that router's network is a server and needs a static address on my home network.

I have 3 computers on my home network. 2 of those have a dynamic internal IP address. 1 of those (my Slack pc) has a static internal address. All 3 have a dynamic IP address outside my house.

Hi,

After reading through this thread I have a few recommendations.

One, I think you are resetting your router without need.

Two, you should set your slack with a static IP as you stated in a previous thread. But continue to use the dhcp.

You can edit the /etc/rc.d/rc.inet1.conf and provide the information for the desired device. This would be IP address, mask, gateway IP and your WEP key in hex.

You could use the cli to confirm. Make sure that WEP and MAC filtering are off on the router until you get the correct configuration.

Code:

#ifconfig -a                       #this will get you all
#ifconfig eth0 192.168.0.10        #assume unassigned IP
#route add defalut gw 192.168.0.1  #your gateway IP
#ifconfig -a                       #see eth0
#route -n                          #confirm route
#ping 192.168.0.1                  #check the gateway
#ping google.com                   #check dns if fail then
#ping 72.14.207.99                 #ping outside lan

note; if your ping google.com fails then your /etc/resolv.conf is not setup properly.

When you have the network setup properly then you can edit the /etc/rc.d/rc.inet1.conf and add your WEP key. Then go to your router an edit to allow the WEP and MAC filtering options.

linuxhippy · 04-08-2006, 11:44 AM

got it working in a new install of Slack 10.2. Here's what I did. First I had to edit /etc/rc.d/rc.modules and uncomment the modprobe natsemi line. Then I rebooted and used pkgtool to setup a static IP address of 192.168.1.45 and Nameserver and Gateway are my router's IP address of 192.168.1.1. I rebooted several times and turned my router off and it works every time. This is a 9 year old pc (Pentium 200 MHz with 64 MB RAM and 80 GB harddrive) that I have setup to be a mp3 server with gnump3d an no-ip.com and is on 24/7-resetting the router would happen infrequently along with shutting down this pc.

I have now freed up harddrive space by removing Red Hat 9. Thanx for all your help!!