[TriLUG] nat and dhcp problem?

[uzoma nwosu]

I'm trying to turn my debian box into nat server.  So far, I've got the 
kernel configured with all the netfilter stuff that the IP 
Masquerade-howto on tldp.org said (I'm running 2.4.24, with sarge/sid).  
I've installed dhcpd and it seems to run fine. 

So here's my problem:  my laptop (which has a dhcp client thats works on 
campus) can ping my deskstop but that's all.  It can't reach the net. 

I have done the echo 1 >/proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward thing to turn it 
on and still nothing.  So here is my dhcp.conf  and my 
/etc/network/interface file snippets.  ANY help would be greatly 
appreciated.

king:/proc/sys/net/ipv4# more /etc/dhcpd.conf
#
# Sample configuration file for ISC dhcpd for Debian
#
# $Id: dhcpd.conf,v 1.4.2.2 2002/07/10 03:50:33 peloy Exp $
#

# option definitions common to all supported networks...
option domain-name "mytalon.com";
#option domain-name-servers king.mytalon.com;

option subnet-mask 255.255.255.0;
default-lease-time 600;
max-lease-time 7200;

#my declared subnet for eth1
subnet 192.168.0.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 {
  range 192.168.0.1 192.168.0.10;
  option broadcast-address 192.168.1.255;
#  option routers prelude.fugue.com;
}

king:/proc/sys/net/ipv4#  more /etc/network/interfaces
# /etc/network/interfaces -- configuration file for ifup(8), ifdown(8)

# The loopback interface
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback

# The first network card - this entry was created during the Debian 
installation
auto eth0
iface eth0 inet dhcp

#Second network card - 3Com vortex
auto eth1
iface eth1 inet static
        address 192.168.0.1
        netmask 255.255.255.0
        network 192.168.0.0
        broadcast 192.168.0.255


Something else that I don't completely understand (this is my first time 
ever creating a network) is that my laptop picks up 192.168.2.1 from 
DHCPACK when ifup eth0.  Shouldn't it receive on 192.168.0.1?

thanks,

Uzoma