Fwd: RE: PC card networking with fixed IPs

>Thanks Matt!!! That worked like a charm :-) Someone should post this
>info up on Familiar's or Handheld's web site so Linux-newbies will know.
>
>-Mark
>
>At 06:06 PM 6/7/2001 +0100, Matthew Buckton wrote:
>>Hi Mark,
>>
>>Yes I had the same problem,
>>
>>You could try
>>
>>ifconfig eth0 <your static ip address> netmask <you netmask> broadcast <your
>>broadcast>
>>ifconfig etho up
>>route add default gw <your default GW>
>>
>>So if your IP addres is 197.0.12.12 and you netmask is 255.255.255.0 and
>>your default router is 197.0.12.1 then
>>
>>ifconfig eth0 197.0.12.12 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast 197.0.12.255
>>route add default gw 197.0.12.1
>>ifconfig eth0 up
>>
>>
>>Works like a charm for me, you will of course need to know your IP address
>>and your DNS servers which need to be added to /etc/resolv.conf.
>>
>>Format
>>
>>nameserver <your dns1>
>>nameserver <your dns2>
>>
>>Matt
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: familiar-admin_at_handhelds.org
>>[mailto:familiar-admin_at_handhelds.org]On Behalf Of Mark Trinidad
>>Sent: 07 June 2001 17:36
>>To: familiar_at_handhelds.org
>>Subject: [Familiar] PC card networking with fixed IPs
>>
>>
>>I am trying to network my iPaq through the company network using a CF
>>ethernet card, but the network uses fixed IPs. I was able to network using
>>DHCP at home so I know that works. I know there is a way to make my Linux
>>box some kind of host.
>>
>>Can someone either tell me how to do it or direct me to a place where there
>>are instructions? I checked Handhelds.org and the Wiki site but didn't see
>>any clear cut directions on how to do this.
>>
>>-Mark
>>
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Received on Thu Jun 07 2001 - 13:34:43 EDT