[COMP] Re: networking protocol question

On Mon, May 28, 2001 at 11:02:28AM -0400, David Bruce Jr wrote:
> 
> how do I set up sharing with ip addresses on the win boxes?
> 
Just install the tcp/ip protocol in the network window ...

> can I use the ip addys assigned by the router?
> 
If your router is a dhcp server, yeah why not

> umm, <thinking aloud here...>
> 
> perhaps I should tell the router about the intranet being a
> static ip?
> 
Erhm .. no =)

> or can I make the 9x boxes have a static ip...what will that do
> to
> the router assigning ip addresses...
> 
If you give the win9x boxes have a statis IP, you have to make the router and
linux boxes aware of that, or they will not be able to communicate.

> umm, how do you tell the nic it is gonna have 2 ip addresses?
> 
In linux, type: /sbin/ifconfig eth0:1 <ip address> netmask <netmask>

> If I make the nic have a static ip will the router still assign
> it's
> 192.168.xx.xx and still be connected to the internet?
> 
No.

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