Linux newbie Configuration Track log

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I wish to use this to track my own progress. That way if i need to start over at some point I can....

After initial install of ISO to machine I picked dnsmasq, shorewall, dhcpd,
The networking questions asked for a static IP setup of the GREEN eth1 did not make since for a RED GREEN router so I am trying the following.
in /etc/conf.d/net
change
dhcpd_eth0="-t 10"
to
dhcpd_eth1="-t 10"
not sure what routes_eth1=("default via 127.0.0.1") means hopefully to route all traffic from eth1 to eth0.... limited by other packages of course.
testing current config more posts will follow