RE: two local networks
>I'm more expecting it to be my subnet mask that I need to change, but like I
>mentioned first, when I tried changing that I downed the whole network, which
>looks like this:
>eth0 inet addr:192.168.0.2 Bcast:192.168.0.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
> UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
>eth1 inet addr:86.182.225.179 Bcast:86.182.225.179 Mask:255.255.255.255
> UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
>Any inspiration gratefully received.
>Thanks
>Adam
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Don't change the network mask for your LAN. It is fastest to just use a sub-interface:
1) as root: ifconfig eth0:0 192.168.2.1/24 up
2) as regular user: ping the Belkin & make sure it is where you think it is, then browse to the Belkin, configure it, change it's IP to match your LAN
3) as root: ifconfig eth0:0 down
You can routinely use sub-interfaces to handle situations like this where new equipment has a default IP address that isn't part of your normal subnet. Using a sub-interface won't interfere with your normal LAN traffic. Rather, you can think of them as a "virtual NIC" that is sharing the same physical network as your LAN. The ifconfig manpage will tell you more.
Cheers,
James
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