On 13 Jun 2005 09:04:27 -0700,
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<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> follow up to c.o.l.networking.
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> some terminal output:
> [root@localhost ~]# ifconfig
> eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:0A:E6:A0:24:27
> inet addr:192.168.2.175 Bcast:192.168.2.255
> Mask:255.255.255.0
> inet6 addr: fe80::20a:e6ff:fea0:2427/64 Scope:Link
> UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
> RX packets:6864 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
> TX packets:6765 errors:0 dropped:1 overruns:0 carrier:0
> collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
> RX bytes:4312260 (4.1 MiB) TX bytes:1249117 (1.1 MiB)
> Interrupt:5 Base address:0xd400
>
> lo Link encap:Local Loopback
> inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
> inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
> UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1
> RX packets:156 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
> TX packets:156 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
> collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
> RX bytes:16680 (16.2 KiB) TX bytes:16680 (16.2 KiB)
>
> [root@localhost ~]# route
> Kernel IP routing table
> Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use
> Iface
> 192.168.2.0 * 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0
> eth0
> 169.254.0.0 * 255.255.0.0 U 0 0 0
> eth0
> default 192.168.2.1 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0
> eth0
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> the internet connection is from
><http://usa.asus.com/products/communication/wireless/wl-330g/overview.htm>
> into eth0 and a hub is plugged into eth1, then a linksys PAP2
><http://www.linksys.com/products/product.asp?prid=651&scid=38> into the
> hub.
>
> firestarter
><http://www.fs-security.com/> is installed, and dhcp, it's just a
> matter of configuration, masquerading, I believe.
>
> first, I'd like to "check" the hardware somehow. can the hub be
> pinged? alternatively, I have a crossover cable.
>
ifconfig and route don't show anything from eth1. Have you tried
"ifconfig eth1 up"? If that doesn't work, post the output of lspci.
You can't ping a hub, but you should be able to ping whatever is
connected to it.
> I've just started to look this recently, but am in a bit of a time
> crunch, unfortunately. how do I set up the masquerading, please?
>
Install the ipmasq package, but you need two working interfaces.
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