On Sun,10.Aug.08, 12:48:48, Vwaju wrote: [...] > I installed Debian on my Dell Dimension 4100 and, with networking > configured for DHCP, I am able to connect to the Internet, ftp, http, > etc. > > I am building an internet server, so I need to reconfigure networking > to use a static IP address. I edited /etc/network/interfaces, using > the static IP address leased to me by my RCN (and the other network > parameters RCN provided). [...] > iface eth0 inet static > address 207.237.37.110 > netmask 255.255.255.224 > network 207.237.37.96 > broadcast 207.237.37.127 > gateway 207.237.37.97 [...] > Relevant observation: > > With the network configured for DHCP, when I run ifconfig I get: > > Inet addr: 192.168.2.3 > Bcast: 192.168.2.255 > Mask: 255.255.255.0 How is your computer *physically* connected to the internet? (BTW, you should read on private network addresses [1] ) > Full Disclosure > > I am running Debian sarge, because that is the version that was used > in the book I am following to learn how to build an internet server. > I realize this raises security issues, but I am not building a > production server, only a *training* server. > > More to the point: Although sarge is no longer state-of-the-art, I > assume it should still be possible to configure it as an internet > server with a static IP address! As you've been told several times, sarge is not suited for the Big Bad Internet. I think you can use etch instead, the differences won't be that big and the release notes can help. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Private_network Regards, Andrei -- If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough. (Albert Einstein)
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