[mythtv-users] MythTV Success, Now help me optimize [OFF TOPIC]
Bill Bradley
wbradley at bham.rr.com
Mon Nov 24 08:34:06 EST 2003
That should work....you will have to enable IP Forwarding in the linux
gateway box kernel with:
echo "1" > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward
or permanently by editing the /etc/sysctl.conf
On Sun, 2003-11-23 at 21:55, David Bourgoyne wrote:
> I think that's what I want to do. I'm just a little confused on the
> routing tables. My Linux box has the following routing table.
>
> Kernel IP routing table
> Destination Gateway Genmask Flags MSS Window irtt
> Iface
> 192.168.1.0 * 255.255.255.0 U 40 0
> 0 eth0
> 127.0.0.0 * 255.0.0.0 U 40
> 0 0 lo
> default 192.168.1.1 0.0.0.0 UG 40 0
> 0 eth0
>
> I'm thinking about assigning the second ethernet card ip address
> 192.168.2.2 and the xbox 192.168.2.5. Can I then just set a default
> gateway on the xbox to 192.168.2.2 and everything will work (meaning the
> xbox can get to the internet)? This means that a packet destined for
> the internet on the xbox goes to the default gateway 192.168.2.2 (second
> ethernet on my Linux box), the Linux box then sends it to it's default
> gateway 192.168.1.1. You think this will work?
>
> I thought maybe "bridging" would be a transparent solution and I could
> keep everyone on 192.168.1.X, but I don't understand bridging.
>
> Anyway I made a trip to homedepot today, got a 100' of cat5e and some
> wall plates. So I'll be spending the holidays wiring.
>
> - David
>
>
> Bill Bradley wrote:
>
> >You could create a another subnet and connect the xbox directly to the
> >2nd card on your mythbackend with crossover cable......
> >
> >
> >On Sat, 2003-11-22 at 19:18, David Bourgoyne wrote:
> >
> >
> >>I know this doesn't quit belong here, hence the [OFF Topic] in the
> >>subject. But mythtv-users have been so helpful in the past.
> >>
> >>I have a Linux box with two ethernet cards running a mythbackend and a
> >>mythfrontend. I have a Xbox running a mythfrontend.
> >>
> >>The first ethernet card is connected to a Linksys firewall as are other
> >>computers in my house. The Linksys routes internet traffic through a
> >>cable modem. Consider this my primary network. I'd like the Xbox to
> >>get video from the Linux box over the second ethernet, thereby not
> >>loading down the primary network. What is the best way to do this?
> >>
> >>Bridge, Subnet, etc.
> >>
> >>Would a bridge even work? Or is a bridge so transparent that you can't
> >>have ports?
> >>
> >>Can you point me to a faq or howto? Can you show me the output of your
> >>netstat -r?
> >>
> >>Thanks,
> >>
> >>David
> >>
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