February 2008 - openSUSE Networking - openSUSE Mailing Lists

Network Card config
by Hans defaber 18 Feb '08

18 Feb '08

Hi folks, I've recently bought a fujitsu siemens pa2548 laptop. Vista out Suse 10.3 in. The wireless lan is switched off. The network was initialy configured with dhcp everything worked fine. But I want to use fixed ip-addresses. In the Yast network setting screen I see 2 items. 1. Fujitsu iemens Ethernetcontroller Not configured Mac ....6d:43 2. Ethernet Network Card Not configured only a BusID The number 1 ethernetcontroller can be configured with a fixed ip adress. I configure then the existing eth4 device (wich was configd by dhcp) Then I get a third entry. 3. Fujitsu iemens Ethernetcontroller with its config data Than I can ping this fixed address. Now the problem: After a reboot. In yast there is still the same config data. The system is unreachable on the fixed address. Looking in the networkmanager I see the following: 1.A new ethernetdevice eth6 ( after 10 boots it is eth16) 2.A dhcp ip adress 3.A new mac-address (changes with every boot) I can make network connections but not the way I want. Additional info: If I start the network in traditional way with ifup then nothing happens nothing is started no network. Do's anybody have an idea whats wrong ??? Whats the maximum number of the eth devices and how can I reset it ? Thanks -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-networking+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-networking+help(a)opensuse.org

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[Fwd: Re: [opensuse-networking] openSUSE routing Q]
by Hans defaber 12 Feb '08

12 Feb '08

Mark Van De Vyver schreef: > Hi, > I'd appreciate it if anyone could indicate how I might easily > accomplish the following (at the linux hobbyist rather than linux-guru > level) using openSUSE 10.2. > > I have three machine connected back-to-back (no router or switches) > and would like to be able to access any of them from any of them if > that makes sense? There are no firewalls any of the connections. > > Id' appreciate any hints about tools to use (is YaST >>networ > service>>Routing the preferred tool?), or am I going to have to hand > edit config files? > I'm not quite sure what linux 'services' I'd be dealing with - I guess > iptables.... but I'm still trying to read-up on some of this :) > > Appreciate any tips or hints. > > Cheers > Mark Hi Mark, The hobbyists story How did you connect this three computers together ? Connecting 3 computers together without a switch is only possible th a coaxcable with 3 Tconnectors and two 50 ohm endstubs. Connecting two computers together with UTP cable is posible with a crossover cable. 3 Computers connected with UTP should use at least a simple switch. If you did this you don't need any kind of routing. Give them a'n IP adres, for instance 10.10.10.1 and 10.10.10.2 and 10.10.10.3 and set the networkmask to 255.255.255.0 Then you can do everything between this computers. You can also give this computers a name something as comp1 comp2 and comp3. Then you have to put this names in the /etc/hosts file 10.10.10.1 comp1 10. and so on Then you can access this computers by name. If you want to test if the connection works then do a ping. ping 10.10.10.2 or ping comp2 Thats it. And if want to connect to the internet you have to buy a simple router and use firewalling and set the default gateway. Succes, Hans -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-networking+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-networking+help(a)opensuse.org

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openSUSE routing Q
by Mark Van De Vyver 12 Feb '08

12 Feb '08

Hi, I'd appreciate it if anyone could indicate how I might easily accomplish the following (at the linux hobbyist rather than linux-guru level) using openSUSE 10.2. I have three machine connected back-to-back (no router or switches) and would like to be able to access any of them from any of them if that makes sense? There are no firewalls any of the connections. Id' appreciate any hints about tools to use (is YaST >>networ service>>Routing the preferred tool?), or am I going to have to hand edit config files? I'm not quite sure what linux 'services' I'd be dealing with - I guess iptables.... but I'm still trying to read-up on some of this :) Appreciate any tips or hints. Cheers Mark -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-networking+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-networking+help(a)opensuse.org

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