unable to connect to the internet

[alton bailey]

my configuration is the dsl modem hook up to the hub by ways of uplink and 
all 4 comoputer hook up to the hum with static ip address but thr firewall 
on linux is preventing the fedora box from connecting to the internet



>From: jason pearl <jpearl24 at cox.net>
>Reply-To: fedora-test-list at redhat.com
>To: fedora-test-list at redhat.com
>Subject: Re: unable to connect to the internet
>Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2004 17:54:39 -0700
>
>On Tue, 20 Jan 2004 19:52:20 -0500
>"alton bailey" <ojgbagg27ab at msn.com> wrote:
>
> >A few days ago i went for a drive and return to see that my computers
> >internet connection was down. I began to trace all my net cable to my
> >router only to find out that my router bagan to malfunction. I
> >deassemble my network and connect my dsl modem to a 8 port hub and
> >start the network only to find out that FC1 cant find the internet
> >connection the firewall is preventing it from connecting I desable the
> >firewall and it still says the same thing I reinstall and the same
> >thing happen could someone point me in to resolve this  problem
> >
> >
>im assuming you are trying to go from dsl modem to hub to computer...
>do you have all 8 hooked up... do you have a static ip.. only 1 will
>have access if u have dynamic ip..
>hook the computer straight from the modem... if u have static ip with no
>router you have to configure the computer with your ip.
>
>
>--
>
>jason pearl <jpearl24 at cox.net>
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