[olug] network

[Brian Wiese]

I have just a couple lines of advice, that have been good for me to remember by heart.

#ipconfig -a		//check out your devices
#ipfconfig eth0 up 	//bring up an interface
#ipconfig eth0 xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx netmask 255.255.0.0  // where the xxx's is your ip in windows
#route add default gw yyy.yyy.yyy.yyy // where the yyy's is your gateway
#vi /etc/resolv.conf			// edit your name servers here, thats it

this is usu all you need to do on most linux boxes to get networking up and running. I don't run redhat, but a fried just told me you should 'select dhcp and clear out all of the other ip/gw information in netcfg. then deactivate and reactivate the interface connected to the modem.' and you should be workn good.

good luck.

ps - its not 'Linux 7.2' there is now linux kernel version 7.2... its "Red Hat 7.2"

futher questions? bring them to the OLUG Install FEST Jan 5th! noon - 6pm! :)

Brian


> 
> > Can someone help me with settin up the internet and the network in linux
> > 7.2?  I have an smc ultra ether ez network card and that's about as far
> > as I can get.  I'm on COX Cable.
> > I have set up this stuff in 7.0 and 7.1 but in 7.2 it's different.  I
> > dont' know what to plug in these fields.
> > x
> > thanks,
> > nate

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