====== Configuring the Network Server ======

In our network, host venus is the main server. It will eventually act as a login server, file server, web server and web cache. It will also be able to provide a number of other network services. Because it is located on ''icct-net'', it needs to have ''solaris'' set as its default gateway. It will also need routes to both ''jupiter-net'' and ''saturn-net''. The settings for this host will be:

  # Server venus is a host on icct-net. It needs to know about
  # the rest of the network so that it can return messages to the
  # saturn and jupiter subnets.
  auto eth0
  iface eth0 inet static
    address 192.168.1.2
    network 192.168.1.0        # member of icct-net
    netmask 255.255.255.0
    gateway 192.168.1.1        # default gateway is solaris
    # Route to jupiter-net
    up   route add -net 192.168.2.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 gw 192.168.1.3
    down route add -net 192.168.2.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 gw 192.168.1.3
    # Route to saturn-net
    up   route add -net 192.168.3.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 gw 192.168.1.4
    down route add -net 192.168.3.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 gw 192.168.1.4

Any other host that you might later add to ''icct-net'' will need to mirror these settings.

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