[wplug] Router issue

[Doug Green]

Hi-
I have a similar situation at work, where my router has a different IP
than my computer (that's how they account for the ports here). I am
using an SMP Barricade, and in the configuration of the router you can
assign it a WAN IP and a LAN IP. You can also configure the DNS info,
routing tables, services, etc in there. Maybe your router is different,
but it was pretty straightforward on the SMP. 

I have a question for the group on this one: what is the advantage of
assigning your computer an IP if you have a router? Why not just DHCP
serve your LAN? Is there some advantage (like more bandwidth or
something)?
Doug


On Tue, 2003-01-07 at 18:03, Henry Umansky wrote:
> OK, I have another issue. Telerama gave me two different static IP 
> addresses, but they are both on two different subnets.  I have a Linksys 
> router connected directly to the DSL modem with the WAN IP (let's say 
> xx.xx.5.xx) and a LAN IP of 192.168.1.1.  Now lets say that Telerama gave 
> me another IP xx.xx.8.xx, is there anyway that I can make my Linux machine 
> the 2nd IP and my router the 1st IP.  My router can let me configure a 
> static routing table and is pretty configurable in terms cheap 4-port 
> routers, but I'm just not sure what to do.  Here's what I thought I needed 
> to do:
> 
> -Set the IP address of the Linux machine to the 2nd static IP
> -set the gateway to my routers IP (192.168.1.1) and set up the DNS
> -and update my routing table on the router
> 
> Can anyone help me with what to do, and if it is just update the routing 
> table, what entry would I need?  I have a feeling I would need to purchase 
> a hub or a switch and connect the router and the Linux box to the hub or 
> switch.
> 
> -Henry
> 
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Doug Green <green at np.awing.upmc.edu>