How Do I Change the Bcast Addr??

[wilberfan]

After changing my router IP to 192.168.*0*.1, here's a solution that a (very helpful!) fellow in the Sidux IRC channel gave me:

I added "nameserver 192.168.0.1" to /etc/resolv.conf



Thanks for your help, too!

[ken_yap]

Well that makes sense. When you decide to assign a machine a static IP, you need the following information:

IP address
netmask
gateway address
nameserver address(es)

The last is often the same as the modem/router gateway address as these have a nameserver proxy these days. Without the last you won't be able to resolve websites, etc. although you will be able to reach hosts by IP address.

Did you not want to configure your Linux machine by DHCP, which would have set all of the above automatically? DHCP doesn't have to imply dynamic address, though many people think so. You may find that your router allows you to give out a pinned static address via DHCP.

[wilberfan]

Originally Posted by ken_yap

Did you not want to configure your Linux machine by DHCP, which would have set all of the above automatically? DHCP doesn't have to imply dynamic address, though many people think so. You may find that your router allows you to give out a pinned static address via DHCP.

I have two machines and a router--and wanted to keep the IP of the SUSE box the same as the other distros on the same box (192.168.0.100)

[ken_yap]

Originally Posted by wilberfan

I have two machines and a router--and wanted to keep the IP of the SUSE box the same as the other distros on the same box (192.168.0.100)

When you pin a DHCP address in the router, it uses the MAC address of the Ethernet card to look up the address. So you would receive the same address no matter what OS you run. Something to remember for next time.

[wilberfan]

I'm clearly in a bit over my head here!

I've got some ports forwarded, etc... I was under the impression that I needed fixed internal IP addrs , etc, to get things to work properly...

Obviously this grasshopper has MUCH to learn!

[ken_yap]

Yes, you do need fixed IPs for hassle free port-forwarded services, but you can sometimes get the router to give you those fixed IPs via DHCP and not have to configure these things on each OS you run on that machine.