Re: Fwd: RE: PC card networking with fixed IPs

Feel free to post something on the handhelds.org wiki

http://www.handhelds.org/z/wiki (If I'm remembering right :-)

On Thursday 07 June 2001 03:37, Mark Trinidad wrote:
> >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@handhelds.org
> >>[mailto:familiar-admin@handhelds.org]On Behalf Of Mark Trinidad
> >>Sent: 07 June 2001 17:36
> >>To: familiar@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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