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Thread ID: 18760	2002-05-01 15:02:00	How to set up ADSL/Router for Linux?	Guest (0)	Press F1

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46697	2002-05-01 15:02:00	I have been looking through the howto for relevant information to connect to the internet via my ADSL/Router. The modem is connected to the ISP already I just need to specify the gateway and set up all connections to go through the gateway. The gateway (ADSL router) is 192.168.1.1/255.255.255.0 My computers IP that I made static is 192.168.1.2/255.255.255.0 When setting it up I was also asked about network and broadcast. I set the network as 192.168.1.0 and the broadcast as 255.255.255.255 is that correct? I have no idea what this is and I didn't do this when setting it up in Windows. Now in Windows I just use the autodetect settings under the LAN in Linux I don't know where to begin. I read the DSL howto but this was way over my head. I hope someone can help. I have no idea where to begin.	Guest (0)
46698	2002-05-02 03:55:00	maybe set gateway to 192.168.1.1 and dns to your ISP DNS #	Guest (0)
46699	2002-05-02 04:33:00	Have you read the Net-HOWTO? It's online at dunedin.lug.net.nz . That broadcast IP address will try to broadcast to the whole world ... not a Good Idea. It should be 192.168.1.255 . You will need to make your ISP's DNS your DNS address. If it still doesn't work, (and that broadcast address probably won't have done anything) I have a suspicion that although you have a router in the ADSL, your actual gateway might be the ISP. I don't know. Try it. You will probably have to make sure that you have a default route. (use the 'route' command, and see what it says.)	Guest (0)
46700	2002-05-02 05:17:00	Thanks Mike and Graham. I had not read that NET HOWTO but it's gone and cleared up a lot of things now and it's shown me where some of the configuration files I need to edit are located. Thanks again, KK	Guest (0)
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