Re: Static IP Address Question

[aaron@cronkright.com]

Just set your linux box back up for dhcp and see what address your d-link
box gives it, as well as the default gateway, dns servers, etc.  After
writing this down, statically configure your linux box with the same
address, default gateway, dns, etc and it should work but now it is
static.

if this doesn't work, you still can experiment with apache on your lan
'cause the dhcp lease never seems to expire on a small lan.  On my lan, I
have a dhcp server that hands out the same ip address to the same machines
day after day after day...  I only have about 3 machines on my lan.

Also, on a win98se box, there is a file called 'hosts.sam' in the
c:\windows\system directory.  This file works *exactly* the same way as
the /etc/hosts file on a linux box and is searched first for name
resolution.  You only have to edit it and rename it to 'hosts' without any
extension.  This way, you can type in "www.domain.com" on your 98se box
and have it resolv to the ip of your apache box instead of typeing the ip
address in all the time.  Just a little extra info...


Hope this helps...
Aaron Cronkright

>
> I have a box running RH 8.0 that uses DHCP provided by my D-Link hame
> gateway. All is well, email, web, etc. all work just fine.
>
> I wanted to experiment a little with Apache so I tried to change to a
> fixed  IP address on my home LAN. I put in the address I chose, DNS
> server names,  default gateway, etc. during the install and configured
> the D-Link with the  same IP address I chose for the Linux box (matched
> to the MAC address of the  card.)
>
> Before ever getting to the Apache part the box cannot connect to the
> internet. I'm 99% sure the D-Link is setup correctly because when I use
> the  same fixed IP on a Win98se machine it works fine.
>
> I'm certain I have something either mis-configured or not configured on
> the  Linux side of things. The Linux books I have skirt through this
> without a  good explanation assuming you're letting DHCP take care of
> everything.
>
> Suggestions on where to look? Any recommended "static IP for newbies"
> documents someone can point me towards?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Tim
>
>
>
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