[ale] I've hit a rough wall, installin' Smoothwall :-)

[William Bagwell]

On Tuesday 23 December 2008, Courtney Thomas wrote:
> Jim,
>
> Thanks for the suggestion, which I attempted to implement this PM,
> without success.
>
> SmoothWall has recognized and loaded modules for all 3 NICs, so I
> assume they are ready to go:
>
> Ethernet cables plugged into the NICs:
>
>     BellSouth DSL modem         [RED]        is 192.168.1.x;    i.e.
> whatever Bellsouth dhcp assigns...

As three others have pointed out, your problem is here. If you assigned 
this number to Red during the install it will not work. If Smoothwall 
is getting this address from the modem (Not BellSouth directly but from 
Bell Souths's modem / gateway / router / thingie) then it *should* work. 
With the double NAT problem someone mentioned.

I too highly recommend putting the modem in bridge mode. However, make 
sure you know how to reset it and re-configure it back the way it was in 
case any thing goes wrong.

>     Lan ethernet hub             [GREEN]        is 192.168.2.2;    no
> LAN members plugged in yet
>
>     Linksys wireless router  [ORANGE]        is 192.168.3.3;    with
> ethernet cable plugged into the "internet' port rather than any of the
> ethernet ports (4)
>
> DHCP Server is not enabled.
>
> It is unclear to me what the NIC addresses should be and as a result, I
> guess, I am unable, from the SmoothWall box, to ping any internet site
> by numeric or resolvable address.

>From this part it is apparent that you are still logged into Smoothwall 
directly.  You do realize that the final connection steps are done 
through Smoothwalls other interface? 

Obviously all the initial set up and configuration done while logged in 
directly to Smoothwall has to be correct. I seem to recall it will not 
*let* you connect if you are still logged in as root or setup. Once your 
sure ever thing is correct, try rebooting Smoothwall then go to 
https://192.168.0.1:441/cgi-bin/index.cgi in a web browser on any 
computer on your LAN. From here you will log in as Admin and make the 
final steps to set up and connect. 

> What's wrong and how should I fix it  ?

Unless I have missed it, you have never stated which version of Smoothwall 
you are using. Lots of differences between version 2 (which I am still 
using) and version 3 (which I have only played with briefly). 2.0 only 
offers Red - Green - Orange. I believe 3.0 now offers the choice of 
multiple Green interfaces, which I think may suit your needs a bit 
better. (BTW the Orange interface is intended for servers so they will be 
separate from the rest of your LAN)
-- 
William