router using FC4 - FIXED

[LC]

> On Wed, 2006-05-24 at 02:23 +0800, LC wrote:
>> >> I am trying to make a router using a FC4. I have 2 NICs in the 
>> >> machine.
>> >> Install FC4 using minimium. Eth0 is set to DHCP, connected to an 
>> >> ethernet
>> >> modem and ETH1 has IP 192.168.1.1, netmask 255.255.255.0 connected to 
>> >> a
>> >> switch. Installation was a success and rebooted the box. Clients 
>> >> machines
>> >> are unable to ping 192.168.1.1. But when i unplug the modem and 
>> >> reboot,
>> >> clients are ablt to ping 192.168.1.1. I realised if the box booted up
>> >> both
>> >> ETH0 and ETH1, clients are able to ping 192.168.1.1. But if i ifdown 
>> >> ETH0
>> >> and ifup ETH0, clients are able to get reply from 192.168.1.1.
>> >>
>> >> Can someone tell me what should I do?
>> >
>> > Perhaps this is the initscripts bug that causes eth0/eth1 to get
>> > assigned to the two cards randomly?
>> >
>> > https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=187550
>> >
>> > Try the initscripts package from updates-testing
>>
>>
>> Hi Paul,
>>
>> Will it help if i use FC5?
>
> Ah, didn't notice you were on FC4. This is an FC5-specific bug, so your
> problem is something else. I agree with the other posters that suggested
> that eth0 and eth1 should be on different networks through.

Hi,

I had even upgraded to FC5 and initscripts-8.31.2-1.i386.rpm but it still 
does not work.

Anyway, Thanks to Paul, Rick and Tim, since i am unable to change eth0, i 
changed the network of eth1 and it works.

best regards