From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from bee.hiwaay.net ([216.180.54.11]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1Gr0tK-0003Jj-00 for ; Sun, 03 Dec 2006 18:37:02 -0500 Received: from blackbox.hittsjunk.net ([216.180.48.17]) by bee.hiwaay.net (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id kB3Nb0j11566211 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DES-CBC3-SHA bits=168 verify=NO) for ; Sun, 3 Dec 2006 17:37:01 -0600 (CST) Received: from kenny by blackbox.hittsjunk.net with local (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1Gr0tH-0000vs-BB for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Sun, 03 Dec 2006 17:36:59 -0600 Date: Sun, 3 Dec 2006 17:36:59 -0600 To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: dhcp3-server question Message-ID: <20061203233659.GB3546@mail.hittsjunk.net> Mail-Followup-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca References: <000b01c71714$461a6c30$0301a8c0@neds8086winbox> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <000b01c71714$461a6c30$0301a8c0@neds8086winbox> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.13 (2006-08-11) From: Kenny Hitt X-SA-Exim-Connect-IP: X-SA-Exim-Mail-From: kenny@hittsjunk.net X-SA-Exim-Scanned: No (on blackbox.hittsjunk.net); SAEximRunCond expanded to false X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.9 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 03 Dec 2006 23:37:02 -0000 Hi. The subnet should be 192.168.1.0 instead of 192.168.1.1. Kenny On Sun, Dec 03, 2006 at 12:50:24PM -0700, Ned Granic wrote: > Hi all, > > I've been coping with this freeking thing forever, and obviously I don't get it. > I simply want to configure the dhcp3-server so when I connect my other computer to my Linux box with a cross-over cable, the Debian box should issue an ip address through the dhcp to that computer. > But when I edit the dhcp3.config file, and restart the dhcp3-server, it fails to start. > The error listed in the /var/log/syslog file is: > line 32: subnet 192.168.1.1 netmask 255.255.255.0 - bad subnet/netmask combination. > the 192.168.1.1 is my router. > There is only one on-board network card on the box. > Do I need another network card as well for the local network, and how in that case should I configure the dhcp? > Which one, eth0, or eth1, should be the local, and which one the outer interface? > I tried to read the manual on the dhcp3-server, but damn, there is nothing I can understand there. > > Many thanks in advance! > Ned > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup