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--- eg-253:networkq:572278 [2011/12/08 12:57] – [Question 26] abbas
+++ eg-253:networkq:572278 [2011/12/09 22:13] (current) – [Question 27] abbas
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 | The netmask of my host | 255.255.255.0 |
 | The hardware address (MAC Address) of my LAN-facing network interface connection (NIC)((If your host has two or more network cards, the LAN-facing card will be the NIC assigned to your host's static IP address.)) | 00:19:d1:91:4f:c7 |
-| The frame-level (layer 1) protocol is used to send network messages to the network from my host? | Answer |
+| The frame-level (layer 1) protocol is used to send network messages to the network from my host? | Ethernet  |
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+The purpose of the Gateway interface is to provide a communication bridge between the internet and the networks. Moreover, its used to route messages between them.
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 In which file is the setting defined in [[#question17|Question 17]] set if you want a Ubuntu host to be configured as a router at boot-time?
-**Answer**:
+/etc/network/options
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 **Answer**
-  Copy contents of file and paste it as a listing here.
+ip_forward=yes
-  Include a minumum indent of two spaces per line.
-  Like this.
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 **Answer**:
-  Copy contents of file and paste it as a listing here.
+  up route add -net 192.168.2.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 gw 192.168.1.3
-  Include a minumum indent of two spaces per line.
+  down route del -net 192.168.2.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 gw 192.168.1.3
-  Like this.
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 <cli prompt="$" comment="#">
 user@host:~$ netstat -i
-# Kernel Interface table
+Kernel Interface table
 Iface   MTU Met   RX-OK RX-ERR RX-DRP RX-OVR    TX-OK TX-ERR TX-DRP TX-OVR Flg
-eth0       1500 0    121424      0      0 0         56519      0      0      0 BMRU
+eth0       1500 0      7275      0      0 0          5798      0      0      0 B
-lo        16436 0      1350      0      0 0          1350      0      0      0 LRU
+MRU
+lo        16436 0        24      0      0 0            24      0      0      0 L
+RU
 </cli>
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 ===== Extension Questions =====
 ==== Question 25 ====
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 **Answer**
-==== Question 26 ====
-Which other files would you need to modify to correctly set up this new router?
-**Answer**
   iface eth0 inet static
   address 192.168.10.1
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   up route add -net 192.168.10.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 gw 192.168.10.3
   down route del -net 192.168.10.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 gw 192.168.10.3
+==== Question 26 ====
+Which other files would you need to modify to correctly set up this new router?
+**Answer**
+/etc/hostname
+/etc/hosts
+/etc/networks/interfaces
+/etc/resolv.conf
 ==== Question 27 ====
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 **Answer**
+iface eth0 inet static
+  address 192.168.1.4
+  network 192.168.1.0
+  netmask 255.255.255.0
+  gateway 192.168.1.1
+  # route to jupiter-net
+  up route add -net 192.168.2.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 gw 192.168.1.3
+  down ro/etc/network/interfacesute del -net 192.168.2.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 gw 192.168.1.3
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 **Answer**
+/etc/resolve.conf
-===== Signature =====
+/etc/hosts
+/etc/nsswitch.conf
-I hereby submit this work for marking.
+/etc/network/interfaces
-Your signature here:
+I hereby submit this work for marking.
+Your signature here:  --- //[[572278@swansea.ac.uk|Abbas]] 2011/12/09 16:13//