--- "Don(ald) O. Woodall"  wrote:

> 
>      The house appears to have been built in the 30's.  They just got
> insulation blown in the walls and were very surprised to learn the
> the
> house was totally uninsulated.
> 
>      I am sure the recepticle we wired today is the only one
> in the entire house the is correctly installed and up to code.
> 
So does most of the house have knob and tube wiring? I still have one
small working circuit of this type over one room at the front of my
house.

>      It gives me a sense of confidence, comfort, and worth
> to know I can still do something right.

Right on.
> 
>      Now that I have recovered from that exertion, lets see if can
> make
> some progress here.
> 
> 
> >>     Here is some TCP/IP configuration info.
> 
> >>     LAN0 - Basic
> >>     ------------
> >>       X Enable Interface
> 
> >>       X Manually Using
> >>           IP Address:  192.168.0.102
> >>           Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
> 
> >>     ROUTING
> >>     -------
> >>       Router  Destination
> >>        Type     Address     Router
> >>      -------  -----------   ------
> >>      Default                192.168.0.1
> >>      Net      192.168       192.168.0.1
> 
> >>    HOSTS
> >>    -----
> >>      HOST NAMES
> >>      ----------
> >>                 This computers host name: MYMAINBASE
> 
> >>                 Local Domain Name:        sbcglobal.net
> 
> >>        Name Server Address:  67.36.55.26
> 
> >>     Thanks
> 
> >Lets remove the DNS server from the equation for a second... Try
> these on
> >a command line
> 
>      Well, I tried some things, unsuccessfully.
> 
>      Not ssure I know what you mean by "the DNSserver."
> 
Dynamic Name Server If you look in Injoy, it calls it Domain
Nameserver, or in the IBM dialler it's just called nameserver. When you
were dialing in you either had one entered in Injoy or you had 0.0.0.0
and your ISP's server supplied the address. This would be the same with
your router.

> 
>      OK, here is an edited copy of my WAN page.
> 
>           The name of this file is:  DLink-WAN
> 
>  WAN Settings
> 
>  Please select the appropriate option to connect to your ISP.
> 
>  Dynamic IP Address
>    Choose this option to obtain an IP address automatically from
>                           your ISP. (For most Cable modem users)

As I understand, the cable provider out here (mediacom) changes the IP
address occasionally to keep someone from being their own ISP
connecting through the cable. (one could provide (sell) several diallup
connections that would run full speed through a consumer cable
connection) They also say to protect their customers. Most likely your
provider does the same. I suggest selecting this if your provider
hasn't given you a static address.


>  Static IP Address
>    Choose this option to set static IP information provided to you by
> your
> ISP.
> 
>  PPPoE
>    Choose this option if your ISP uses PPPoE. (For most DSL users)
> 
>  Others
>    PPTP  and BigPond Cable
> 
>    PPTP  (for Europe use only)
> 
>    BigPond Cable  (for Australia use only)
> 
>    PPPoE          X Dynamic PPPoE    Static PPPoE
> 
>    User Name
>                                                                 
>    Password
>                                                                 
>    Retype Password
>                                                                 
>    Service Name                                               
> (optional)
> 
>    IP Address              67.36.55.26
>                                                    
>    Primary DNS Address     0.0.0.0
>                                                    
>    Secondary DNS Address   0.0.0.0                            
> (optional)

Looks to me like you set up your router similar to how you would set up
Injoy dialler. Your router calls into your provider, gives your
connections username and password and sets up the connection. That IP
address should be supplied by your service provider, or else it is
dynamically set during login. Then it does the NAT for you. Your router
is now your dialler, per se.

> 
>    Maximum Idle Time       0  Minutes
>                  MTU
>                                          
>    Auto-reconnect          X Enabled    Disabled
> 
Probably leave as is.

Franklin

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