changed subnet
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I changed the subnet from the default on this ; from 192.168.79.0 to 192.168.1.0
but one of the configurations of dhcp which gives out the dns server still gives out "79"
liz@1[~]$ telnet mail.billiau.net 25
Trying 192.168.79.1...
telnet: Unable to connect to remote host: Network is unreachable
liz@1[~]$ telnet 192.168.1.1 25
Trying 192.168.1.1...
Connected to 192.168.1.1.
Escape character is '^]'.
EHLO localhost
220 billiau.net ESMTP Postfix (MEPIS)
250-billiau.net
250-PIPELINING
250-SIZE 10240000
250-VRFY
250-ETRN
250 8BITMIME
quit
221 Bye
Connection closed by foreign host.
liz@1[~]$
which means that somewhere there is a configuration which sticks like glue and I haven't found in the dns and dhcp server configurations
and it isn't easy to force it on the dhcp clients.
the end result is that i can't get mail transferred off the server to the mail clients, because they like mail.billiau.net
liz
part 2
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I may be all wet here cause i dont know any thing about the exact makeup of your network . But have you tried to set the ip add. to the same as your gateway with the same 255.255.255.0 subnet mask ?
Like so.
IP Address 192.168.1.1
Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0
Gateway 192.168.1.1
jim
tried lots
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and eventually managed to set the dhcp to give out the correct details.
It wasn't apparent exactly what the fault was until I tried the printer; I'd used grep to get through the server and one client to find every place where 192.168.79. and 192.168.1. were found so they could be altered, and still not won.
tried lots
Posts: 2280
Sounds like quite a network , and a bit over my head . Sorry i cant be of help . Am i understanding correctly still no mail or printer either ?
On another note im a little suprised no network guru has weighed in on this thread , many out there i know . Some times an idea or two help one to see the forest and the trees .
Good Luck jim
part 2
Posts: 4864
Changed the subnet to 192.168.79.0; still can't access mail as the mail clients are looking at the external address of the mail server and then the firewall doesn't allow access.
But worse, the printer is networked and is on dhcp.
TCP/IP ON
IP Address 192.168.79.119
Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0
Gateway 192.168.1.1
DHCP ON
so the printer can't talk back to us; nor will it print.
Obviously there is a problem with the dhcp on the server not setting the gateway properly.