[Server-devel] Server configuration for static IP instead of DHCP

[Sameer Verma]

On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 8:24 AM, <tkkang at nurturingasia.com> wrote:
> I tried your config - thanks. No luck.
>
> I get a fixed IP of 192.168.1.230 and could ping 192.168.1.1, etc and even the designated public IP of my router given by my ISP. However I can't ping any external network outside.
>
> Have you go this working with a XS server with a static IP?
>

Have you tried adding your ISP's DNS server(s) to the
/etc/named-xs.conf file as forwarders?

options {
...
...
...
 forwarders { dnsserver1; dnsserver2; };
 forward only;
 };


Sameer

>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Rodolfo D. Arce S. [mailto:rodolfoarce at eyuhoo.com]
>>Sent: Monday, June 15, 2009 09:25 PM
>>To: tkkang at nurturingasia.com, 'XS Devel'
>>Subject: Re: [Server-devel] Server configuration for static IP instead of DHCP
>>
>>Sorry, made a mistake in the conf file.. here's the real example
>>
>>#IFCFG-ETH0-LOCAL
>>DEVICE=eth0
>>ONBOOT=on
>>IPADDR=192.168.1.230
>>NETMASK=255.255.255.0
>>BROADCAST=192.168.1.255
>>NETWORK=192.168.1.0
>>GATEWAY=192.168.1.1
>>DNS1=192.168.1.1
>>
>>cheers.. R
>>
>>On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 9:18 AM, Rodolfo D. Arce
>>S.<rodolfoarce at eyuhoo.com> wrote:
>>> Could you ping hosts in your internal network? perhaps you didn't set
>>> you gateway
>>>
>>> Instead of changing the /etc/resolv.conf maybe you could try to add
>>> the option in the interface configuration
>>> Example:
>>>
>>> #IFCFG-ETH0-LOCAL
>>> DEVICE=eth0
>>> ONBOOT=on
>>> IPADDR=192.168.1.230
>>> NETWORK=255.255.255.0
>>> BROADCAST=192.168.1.255
>>> GATEWAY=192.168.1.1
>>> DNS1=192.168.1.1
>>>
>>> Could you send your ifcfg-eth0-local file?
>>>
>>> cheers.. R
>>>
>>> On Fri, Jun 12, 2009 at 7:32 PM, <tkkang at nurturingasia.com> wrote:
>>>> Yes, I followed the instruction and created a ifcfg-eth0-local and change the /etc/resolv.conf with the original nameserver 172.18.0.1 to 192.168.1.1
>>>>
>>>> It boot and set my ip to 192.168.1.230. I could not ping an external IP not resolve domain names. The orignal dhcp setting just works well. I hope setting a static IP would be as easy.
>>>>
>>>> I want a static ip as I want to play around with external web access to the Xs-server loaded with other elearning application.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>>From: Rodolfo D. Arce S. [mailto:rodolfoarce at eyuhoo.com]
>>>>>Sent: Saturday, June 13, 2009 01:58 AM
>>>>>To: tkkang at nurturingasia.com, 'XS Devel'
>>>>>Subject: Re: [Server-devel] Server configuration for static IP instead of DHCP
>>>>>
>>>>>You have to create a file
>>>>>/etc/sysconfig/network-sripts/ifcfg-eth0-local and configue in it your
>>>>> static IP like any other fedora machine
>>>>>
>>>>>hope that works.. cheers.. R
>>>>>
>>>>>On 6/12/09, tkkang at nurturingasia.com <tkkang at nurturingasia.com> wrote:
>>>>>> Everything works well with DHCP on eth0. However I want have a fixed ip
>>>>>> instead. I followed the instruction Configuring a Static IP address. Each
>>>>>> time I reboot I have assign a satic IP of 192.168.1.130. However not able to
>>>>>> resolve when I ping mail.google.com.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Read the thread below. What else do I need to do to get it functioning as
>>>>>> before?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Cheers
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>>>>From: Martin Langhoff [mailto:martin.langhoff at gmail.com]
>>>>>>>Sent: Tuesday, June 2, 2009 07:27 PM
>>>>>>>To: info at grapeprojects.com
>>>>>>>Cc: server-devel at lists.laptop.org
>>>>>>>Subject: Re: [Server-devel] Server configuration
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 12:40 PM, Neo Masilo <info at grapeprojects.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>> Active antenna plugged in on the usb port and the XO's do connect to the
>>>>>>>> server, but not the internet (DNS)>>Reuben Will the XS act as a gateway
>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> >From what you are saying, you are right in setting up the static
>>>>>>>address. Your ISP is blocking direct DNS queries -- so  for the
>>>>>>>correct DNS settings you need to instead set the 'forwarders' properly
>>>>>>>in /etc/named/named-xs.conf
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>m
>>>>>>>--
>>>>>>> martin.langhoff at gmail.com
>>>>>>> martin at laptop.org -- School Server Architect
>>>>>>> - ask interesting questions
>>>>>>> - don't get distracted with shiny stuff  - working code first
>>>>>>> - http://wiki.laptop.org/go/User:Martinlanghoff
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