No internet connection

[Brian Tilley]

Jeff Vian wrote:

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> James Kosin wrote:
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>> Alexander,
>>
>> 255.255.255.248 netmask produces 16 IP addresses.
>> His starts at 142.179.210.232 and goes to 142.179.210.239...
>>  
>>
> No,  only 8 addresses, of which one is the network address and one is 
> the braodcast address.
> Your start/end addresses are right.
>
>> The customary procedure is to throw away 2 of those IP addresses...  
>> usually
>> the first 142.179.210.232 and the last 142.179.210.239 in his case.  
>> It is
>> not a requirement and it should not be a problem if he uses them.
>>
>> The first one as you pointed out is the NETWORK and it defines the 
>> start of
>> his usable IP range.
>> The last one is usually the BROADCAST address.
>> There is nothing though that says these IP addresses are dedicated 
>> and can
>> not be used.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> James Kosin
>>  
>>
> However,  the GATEWAY must be within that range unless he is using 
> IPLESS connections.  He said there is a router connected, so this 
> should be the subnet on the private side of the router and the gateway 
> would be the routers IP address.
>
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The linux machine is connected to the modem directly thru the hub, three 
other machines are connected via a router to the hub. The problem seems 
to be with the Gateway address. What configuration files should I edit 
to make sure the right address is listed?

Brian