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Connecting your LAN to the Internet
By: Walter Metcalf
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TCP/IP Configuration (LAN) - 2
Routing Tab
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Route Type
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DEFAULT
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Net
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Destination
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24
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Router
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24.114.210.129
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24.114.210.129
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Metric
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1
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1
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Subnet Mask
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255.0.0.0
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IP Forwarding
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Checked
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- You need both a DEFAULT entry and NET entry for proper resolution of both internal LAN messages and
outgoing messages.
- Fill in the Router fields with the information you received from your Internet Provider.
- Fill in that portion of the Router IP and Submask that is displayed in the table--only the upper
octets are required.
- Note: The Gateway must have the IP Forwarding box checked.
TCP/IP Configuration (LAN) - 3
Hostname Tab
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LAN Name Resolution Services
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Machine's HostName
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WALTER-DESKTOP
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Local Domain Name
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ktchnr1.on.wave.home.com
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Nameserver Addresses
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24.2.9.33
24.2.9.34
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Configure Name Resolution Services
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IP Address
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209.87.233.53
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Hostname
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time.chu.nrc.ca
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Look through HOSTS lists...
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Leave unchecked.
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- This section provides the information necessary to translate
Hostnames and other alphanumeric Internet names into the corresponding
IP addresses. It is like a micro-nameserver.
- The HostName can be any name, up to 16 characters, unique to this network. Use a
name that readily identifies this particular computer.
- For the Local Domain Name and Name Server Addresses, once again use the information provided by
your Internet Provider.
- Nothing is actually required under Name Resolution Services (Hostnames, p. 2). Anything you do add here is
added to the list of hostnames and IP Addresses and will be searched each time an Internet access
is made by any computer on the LAN. I have added the address for the National Research Council of
Canada atomic clock so that any computer on my LAN can use a program like
Time868f to maintain its
system clock.
Walter Metcalf
Next week: Installing and setting up the Firewall
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