[TriLUG] Internet connection Sharing

[Chris Bullock]

> 
> From: Jeremy Portzer <jeremyp at pobox.com>
> Date: 2003/01/06 Mon PM 11:56:39 EST
> To: trilug at trilug.org
> Subject: Re: [TriLUG] Internet connection Sharing
> 
> What happens if you run "ifup eth0" to bring up the eth0 interface
> "manually"?

if eth0 failed
tried restarting network always brings up eth1 but not eth0
> 
> --Jeremy
> 
> On Mon, 2003-01-06 at 23:34, Chris Bullock wrote:
> > I am tring to set up Internet connection sharing for my 
> > home network.  Hardware, Using a Compaq deskpro with dual 
> > nics, one compaq and one smc1211.  Have broadband coming 
> > in from my modem to eth0 which is my compaq card.  eth1 
> > (SMC)card is going to a Netgear 4-port 10mb hub which will 
> > hopefully feed my internal machines.  I am using Mandrake 
> > 9.0 with all the updates.  I have tried this twice on two 
> > different machines with the same result.  I goto Mandrake 
> > Control Center and click Internet connection sharing and 
> > go through the steps, download the needed packages and so 
> > on, Configure my eth0 as the Internet interface and my 
> > eth1 as the LAN interface.  All seems well until it 
> > finishes configuring.  At this point my eth0 (Internet if) 
> > goes down. No light on the card or the modem.  service 
> > network start will not bring up external interface.  
> > ifconfig does not show external but does show the 
> > internal.  What file(s) does the Internet connection file 
> > use so maybe I can look at to see anything that stands 
> > out?  Or can someone help? 
> >  
> > Thanks in advance, 
> >  
> > --Chris  
> > 
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