<HTML ><HEAD ><TITLE >Setting up the IP numbers</TITLE ><META NAME="GENERATOR" CONTENT="Modular DocBook HTML Stylesheet Version 1.76b+ "><LINK REL="HOME" TITLE="Linux PPP HOWTO" HREF="index.html"><LINK REL="UP" TITLE="Linking two networks using PPP" HREF="wan.html"><LINK REL="PREVIOUS" TITLE="Linking two networks using PPP" HREF="wan.html"><LINK REL="NEXT" TITLE="Setting up the routing" HREF="x1410.html"></HEAD ><BODY CLASS="SECT1" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#000000" LINK="#0000FF" VLINK="#840084" ALINK="#0000FF" ><DIV CLASS="NAVHEADER" ><TABLE SUMMARY="Header navigation table" WIDTH="100%" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" ><TR ><TH COLSPAN="3" ALIGN="center" ><A HREF="http://www.linuxports.com/howto/ppp" TARGET="_top" >Linux PPP HOWTO</A ></TH ></TR ><TR ><TD WIDTH="10%" ALIGN="left" VALIGN="bottom" ><A HREF="wan.html" ACCESSKEY="P" >Prev</A ></TD ><TD WIDTH="80%" ALIGN="center" VALIGN="bottom" >Chapter 24. Linking two networks using PPP</TD ><TD WIDTH="10%" ALIGN="right" VALIGN="bottom" ><A HREF="x1410.html" ACCESSKEY="N" >Next</A ></TD ></TR ></TABLE ><HR ALIGN="LEFT" WIDTH="100%"></DIV ><DIV CLASS="SECT1" ><H1 CLASS="SECT1" ><A NAME="AEN1403">24.1. Setting up the IP numbers</H1 ><P >Arrange with the network administrator of the other LAN the IP numbers that will be used for each end of the PPP interface. If you are using static IP numbers, this will also probably require you to dial into a specific telephone number.</P ><P >Now edit the appropriate <TT CLASS="LITERAL" >/etc/ppp/options[.ttyXX]</TT > file - it's a good idea to have a specific modem and port at your end for this connection. This may well require you to change your <TT CLASS="LITERAL" >/etc/ppp/options</TT > file - and create appropriate options.ttyXX files for any other connections!</P ><P >Specify the IP numbers for your end of the PPP link in the appropriate options file exactly as shown above for static IP numbers.</P ></DIV ><DIV CLASS="NAVFOOTER" ><HR ALIGN="LEFT" WIDTH="100%"><TABLE SUMMARY="Footer navigation table" WIDTH="100%" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" ><TR ><TD WIDTH="33%" ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top" ><A HREF="wan.html" ACCESSKEY="P" >Prev</A ></TD ><TD WIDTH="34%" ALIGN="center" VALIGN="top" ><A HREF="index.html" ACCESSKEY="H" >Home</A ></TD ><TD WIDTH="33%" ALIGN="right" VALIGN="top" ><A HREF="x1410.html" ACCESSKEY="N" >Next</A ></TD ></TR ><TR ><TD WIDTH="33%" ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top" >Linking two networks using PPP</TD ><TD WIDTH="34%" ALIGN="center" VALIGN="top" ><A HREF="wan.html" ACCESSKEY="U" >Up</A ></TD ><TD WIDTH="33%" ALIGN="right" VALIGN="top" >Setting up the routing</TD ></TR ></TABLE ></DIV ></BODY ></HTML >