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ghyspran

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Registered: 2006-03-16

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Trouble configuring network and internet connection

I have Comcast cable internet service. 
My connection passes through a router, a Linksys WRT54G, IP address 192.168.1.1. 
My network is configured such that I enter a static IP for each computer (i.e. 192.168.1.2) and use a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0. 
The computer in question has an ASUS A7N8X-E Deluxe with built in ethernet. 

I tried following the instructions at http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Category:Network and it didn't work.  I probably did something wrong, but I don't have much experience with networking under Linux.
Before editing my /etc/rc.conf file, I had the line

MODULES=(!usbserial)

 
I changed this to

MODULES=(!usbserial forcedeth sk98lin)

which I thought was correct based on running hwdetect.
I also had

lo="lo 127.0.0.1"
eth0="eth0 192.168.1.19 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast 192.168.1.19"
INTERFACES=(lo eth0)
gateway="default gw 192.168.1.1"
ROUTES=(gateway)

I'm not sure what to do.  Any help is appreciated.

byte

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From: Düsseldorf (DE)

Registered: 2006-05-01

Posts: 2,046

Re: Trouble configuring network and internet connection

After a quick glance: the "eth0= ... broadcast 192.168.1.19" line should read "... broadcast 192.168.1.255" instead.

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ghyspran

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Registered: 2006-03-16

Posts: 18

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Re: Trouble configuring network and internet connection

I did a quick Google search, and I think that I might have to compile a custom kernel with the forcedeth module...except I don't know how to go about this.  I checked http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Ker … n_with_ABS, but that didn't seem to explain what I was doing and only succeeded in confusing me more.

syd

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From: Auckland, NZ

Registered: 2006-01-22

Posts: 155

Re: Trouble configuring network and internet connection

Hey man

I have the forcedeth module and the sk98lin on my mobo and they both work with the stock arch kernel.

I use dynamic ip. It works really well,
Except some times when i dont shutdown my computer properly (ie reset it) the nic i was using wont respond when the module is loaded again till ive switched off my psu.

Heres my rc.conf: (Probably isnt much use)

MODULES=(!usbserial !ide-scsi sk98lin forcedeth usblp fglrx)

lo="lo 127.0.0.1"
eth0="dhcp"
INTERFACES=(lo eth0)
#gateway="default gw 192.168.0.1"
ROUTES=(!gateway)