Subj : Re: system hangs on reboot when initialising eth0..help?
To   : comp.os.linux
From : Steven Davies
Date : Fri Jun 18 2004 07:52 pm

In article <%e2Ac.3862$ey.2970@fed1read06>, nospamplz@example.com 
says...
| > | > 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?

eth0 forwards onto an ADSL modem/router, which zaps the packets onto the 
Internet.  If I could set the modem/router up only to forward the 
packets leaving their original headers intact, I would. :-)

-- 
Steve

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