Lan to Wan reprise

[Claude Jones]

On Sun, 13 Mar 2005 23:38:58 +0000, Tony Dietrich  
<td at transoft.demon.co.uk> wrote:

> This may seem silly, but it the WAN NIC actually connecting to the  
> 'net?  Is
> it picking up an address from your ISP?
>
> What happens if you connect a machine direct to the external NIC?
>

Nothing is too silly. The WAN is connected directly to the internet. It  
has a fixed IP. It does not get DHCP from my ISP. It is connecting to the  
net and getting to websites and picking up mail, just fine. Did you spot  
something in my script or config file?
I'm not sure I understand your last question. Are you suggesting I unplug  
the cable between my Linux box and the internet connection, and plug that  
cable into another computer?

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Claude Jones
Bluemont, VA