Subj : Re: system hangs on reboot when initialising eth0..help?
To   : comp.os.linux
From : Durk van Veen
Date : Wed Jun 16 2004 02:40 pm


> | > The NIC for eth0 is a Realtek 8139C, static IP, connected onward to my
> | > ADSL modem.
> |
> | ... and your ISP has issued you a static IP address, right?
>
> Yes, but it doesn't matter since eth0 is effectively just another subnet
> (192.168.1.0/24), the modem is 192.168.1.1, set as default gateway.
> It's as close as I can get to the modem being a modem and not a
> (redundant) router. :-)

I'm not sure I understand these ADSL setups correctly. But are you sure that
your externally facing interface uses a non-routable range like 192.168.x.x
? Or is eth0 the interface facing your home network?

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