[arachne] Re: installing arachne for dsl

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On Wed, 23 Jul 2008 05:10:06 -0700 (PDT), pcdos2k <pcdos2k@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> what is the procedure now for making arachne work on lan?
> i was able to make it work before (1.89) using 3com 3c509 isa card.
> now i have two 3c905 pci cards.
> i can load the packet driver but arachne can not detect it.
> i have a router on my dsl

Here's what works for me on LAN
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DSL_modem---->router---->5_port_switch--->computer_#1 (192.168.1.100)
192.168.0.1  192.168.1.1             |--->computer_#2 (192.168.1.101)
                                     |--->computer_#3 (192.168.1.102)
                                     |--->computer_#4 (192.168.1.103)
                                     |--->computer_#5 (192.168.1.104)
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---- in arachne.cfg for use with router ---

[profile]
Profile ara-rtr.ACF
Connection READY
Hangup NULL

[dialer]
DialPage file:pppenhan.htm
Dialer NULL

[tcp/ip]
IP_Address 192.168.1.100 <-- IP address assigned to this machine by router
NameServer 192.168.0.1   <-- IP addreess of DSL modem
Gateway 192.168.1.1      <-- IP address of router
Netmask 255.255.255.0    <-- or perhaps either 255.0.0.0 or 0.0.0.0
TCPconfig PPPRTR.CFG     <-- or some other custom CFG that you have made

--- in ppprtr.cfg ---

my_ip = 192.168.1.100   <-- IP address assigned to this machine by router
gateway = 192.168.1.1   <-- IP address of router
netmask = 255.255.255.0 <-- or perhaps 255.0.0.255 or 0.0.0.0

# (if my_ip is anything other than 'bootp' or 'dhcp'
# then a netmask line is _required_ here in the wattcp CFG file
# even if you use all zeros.... without the netmask line, wattcp will not
# be able to contact the 'outside world' except via bootp/dhcp in which
# case the netmask is provided by the bootp/dhcp server)
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