Problem connecting with ADSL modem [ was Re: Hello List ]

[Ben Haysom]

> > That didn't work.
> > I could ping my external IP 80.227.249.79 but not others.
> > Error messages on first screen of main server saying that IP wasn't valid.
> 
> Please, I can't see your screen, I can't see what you are trying to do
> or what you are actually doing, and I can't see the output you get. If
> there is no output, try add verbose flags '-v' and run dhclient in the
> forground with '-d'. Check your logs, see if changes has been applied,
> what is your ip after you ran the command? check with ifconfig.
> 
> See the man pages for the commands you run, there may be addtional flags
> that will print extra usefull information.
> 
> > Now I can't ssh across the internal network to it either.
> 
> From where to where, what has been working? Are your cables attached to
> the correct interfaces? if running dhclient on your external interface
> changes anything on your internal network then a) you have switched
> cables or b) indicated the wrong interfaces in previous post or c)
> things were working in the first place, and I have absolutely no idea of
> what problem you are trying to solve.
> 
> Please be patient and take your time to provide usefull and correct
> information - from my end of the Internet, I can ping 80.229.247.29
> (prev. mail) but not 80.227.249.79.
> 
> Fill out the diagram with interface names, ip and netmask of each
> component ad a ? if you don't have it. Provide the info from your ISP:
> your static ip, netmask, default router/gateway.
> 
> If you want others to help you need to help them help you by providing
> detailed, relevant and correct information - otherwise they may just
> loose interest.

I'm trying!
80.229.247.29 is my static IP and also my default gateway.
Subnet Mask : 255.255.255.255

INTERNET
    |
    |
   ISP
    |default router: ip 80.229.247.79 
    |
    |
ADSLmodem
    |
    |
    |rl0: 80.229.247.79 (DHCP but static)
   FBSD
    |sis0: ip 192.168.0.2 (static)
    |
MYNETWORK

I don't know what else to give...