Set up an Internet connection from a third-party carrier

Last update: May 13 2024

You can only connect Internet from a third-party carrier to a dedicated or hosted server.

1. Make sure to connect Direct Connect service — physical port.
2. Assign a VLAN with an operator port to your server's local port.
3. Configure the private network interface.

1. Check service connection⁠

Check that you received a VLAN number in the ticket ordering the service and that this VLAN appears in Control Panel → Servers and colocation → Network → VLAN tab.

2. Assign a VLAN to the local port of the server⁠

1. In Control Panel, go to Servers and colocation → Network.
2. Open the VLAN tab.
3. On the port line, click .
4. Select the VLAN whose number you received when service order.
5. Click Configure.

3. Configure the network interface of the private network⁠

Ubuntu

1. Connect to the server via SSH or via KVM-console.

2. Open the netplan utility configuration file with the vi text editor:

   vi /etc/netplan/01-netcfg.yaml

3. Add or change values for the network interface settings of the private network:

       <eth_name>:
               addresses: [<ip_address>/<mask>]
               gateway4: <gateway>

   Specify:

   • <eth_name> is the name of the network interface of the private network;
   • <ip_address>/<mask> — the public IP address of the server with the subnet mask specified, for example, 203.0.113.0/24. You request the address for the server yourself from the operator;
   • <gateway> is the IP address of the gateway on the operator's subnet, for example, 203.0.113.1. You request the gateway address from the operator yourself.

4. Press the ESC key.

5. Exit the vi text editor with the changes saved:

   :wq

6. Apply the configuration:

   netplan apply

7. Optional: reboot the server.

Debian

1. Connect to the server via SSH or via KVM-console.

2. Open the network interfaces configuration file with the vi text editor:

   vi /etc/network/interfaces

3. Add or change values for the network interface settings of the private network:

   auto <eth_name>
   iface <eth_name> inet static
   address <ip_address>
   netmask <mask>
   gateway <gateway>

   Specify:

   • <eth_name> is the name of the network interface of the private network;
   • <ip_address> is the public IP address of the server, for example, 203.0.113.2. You request the address for the server yourself from the operator;
   • <gateway> is the IP address of the gateway on the operator's subnet, for example, 203.0.113.1. You request the gateway address from the operator yourself;
   • <mask> is the subnet mask of the operator.

4. Press the ESC key.

5. Exit the vi text editor with your changes saved:

   :wq

6. Restart the network:

   service networking restart

7. Optional: reboot the server.

CentOS

1. Connect to the server via SSH or via KVM-console.

2. Output information about the network interfaces:

   ip address

3. Create or open the private network interface configuration file with the vi text editor:

   vi /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-<eth_name>

   Specify <eth_name> as the name of the network interface.

4. Add or change the values of the network interface settings:

   NAME=""<eth_name>"
   ONBOOT=yes
   NETBOOT=yes
   BOOTPROTO=static
   HWADDR=""<mac_address>"
   IPADDR=""<ip_address>"
   NETMASK=""<mask>"
   GATEWAY=""<gateway>"
   TYPE=Ethernet

   Specify:

   • <eth_name> is the name of the network interface of the private network;
   • <mac_address> — MAC address of the network device;
   • <ip_address> is the public IP address of a server on the operator's subnet, for example, 203.0.113.2. You request the address for the server yourself from the operator;
   • <mask> is the subnet mask of the operator;
   • <gateway> is the IP address of the gateway on the operator's subnet, for example, 203.0.113.1. You request the gateway address from the operator yourself.

5. Press the ESC key.

6. Exit the vi text editor with the changes saved:

   :wq

7. Restart the network:

   systemctl restart network

8. Optional: reboot the server.

An example of changing network settings in CentOS is in the blog article Configuring Networking in CentOS 7.

Windows

1. Connect to the server via RDP or via KVM-console.

2. Open the Network and Sharing Center.

3. Open the network interface of the private network.

4. Press Properties.

5. From the list, select IPv4.

6. Press Properties.

7. Specify the network interface parameters:

   • IP-address is the public IP address of the server on the operator's subnet, for example, 203.0.113.2. You request the address for the server yourself from the operator;
   • Subnet mask — operator's subnet mask;
   • Default gateway — IP address of the gateway in the operator's subnet, e.g. 203.0.113.1. You request the gateway address from the operator yourself.

8. Press OK.