Internet setup problem.

[Mikkel L. Ellertson]

Tim wrote:
> On Wed, 2007-09-26 at 21:08 +0530, Rohan Kulkarni wrote:
>> I have installed Fedora 7 on my system and am not able to setup by
>> internet connection.I use a static IP to connect to the internet.I
>> entered the IP address,subnet mask and Default Gateway in the space
>> provided in Network Manager.But still am not able to connect to the
>> net.
> 
> Are those parameters that you should have entered in your modem, and
> your computer connects to your modem, instead of directly to the ISP?
> 
> It depends on the mode, some just act as a bridge, and all your
> parameters are network settings on the PC.  Many are routers, and you
> insert your ISP parameters into the modem.
> 
> You should probably say what modem you have, and what mode you operate
> it in.
> 
When you are looking at modes, check to see if you need to use
something like PPPoE to connect to your ISP. If so, do you have to
make the connection from your Linux box, or can it done on a router,
or the modem? Most firewall/routers will make the connection for
you, but then the firewall/router will have the static IP, and not
your Linux box. (With most configurations) It may be possible to
still give the Linux box a public static IP address.

Mikkel
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