LRP using Static IP address     

Sometimes you need to use a "static IP address" to connect to the outside world (e.g., some business ADSL services provide several static IP addresses to your premises).

Telus.net "static IP": although you have subscribed to a Telus "static IP" service, you still need to use DHCP (hence you are really a "dynamic IP" user as far as LRP is concerned).  It means that the IP address assigned to you by Telus's DHCP server does not change after reboots. Clear as mud ? You subscribed to static IP, but you should use dynamic IP (DHCP). Click here to go back.

"Static IP" requires a bit more configuration data and geeky stuff, proceed with patient.

Preparation Step
You need to know seven (7) geeky items:
(1) IP address, (2) net mask, (3) broadcast address, (4) gateway,
(5) primary DNS, (6) secondary DNS, (7) domain-suffix.

Ask your DSL company or cable modem company for the above information, or check your DSL/cable sign-up documentation, or, using a working computer that is connected to the DSL or cable modem.
Win 95/98: click Start...Run....winipcfg (see this diagram)
WinNT/2000/XP:  click Start...Run...cmd.....ipconfig /all
Windows ME:
click Start...Run...command.....ipconfig  /all  |  more  (press space-bar to scroll down)

At this point, you have found your "IP Address" [1], "Subnet Mask"[2] and "Gateway"[4]
Use my broadcast address calculator to determine the broadcast address in your situation.

Find out your DNS servers and domain suffix (click here on how to)

 Now you have collected all (7) seven geeky items needed to configure a "static IP" LRP

Hook up the firewall as shown. Insert the static IP boot-floppy in the LRP firewall box.

Power up LRP, (the first boot will take 5 minutes or longer since there is no valid IP address yet, don't panic), when the login screen appears,

login as root, choose 1-network settings, 1-network configurations, edit four (4) items:

Ctrl-S and Enter to save your changes, Ctrl-C, q, and  B for backup, choose 2-etc 

Type q several times to get to the #prompt.

Type  ae  /etc/resolv.conf
It should look like this, edit 3 items.

Ctrl-S and Enter to save your changes, Ctrl-C, lrcfg, and  B for backup, choose 2-etc

reboot

After boot up, login as root, q to drop to # prompt:

# ip address  you should see eth0 and eth1 like this (that means network drivers loaded!)

# ip route  you should see eth0, eth1 and default:

Your IP addresses will be different from above.

# ping   www.attglobal.net
(many www hosts will not respond to pings, in that case, ping others)
you should see replies to your pings like this:

Ctrl-C to stop the pings from running for ever.

Next, jump to Step (11) of the previous page (index.html) to configure the DHCP server on the LRP, for your internal network.