RE: Please help with Networking
> Alan thanks for advice but i'm a linux/unix newbie
> you lost me after the network card
> 1. make sure that your network card is supported--yes
> >2. make sure kernel has support enabled (compiled in or module)--how to
> check??
It will only have kernel if you recompiled your kernel. If it is
module, check running modconf and looking in the "net" section.
> >3. setup ip & host in /etc/hosts-how to set up??
Add a line:
ip-address hostname
in the /etc/hosts file.
> >4. setup dns in /etc/resolv.conf--how to set up?
Add a line here also. For the format, do:
man resolv.conf
> >5. reboot - check that route is not setup for you--how to check??
Do not know also. Anyone?
> >5a. setup route, like (on debian, it's etc/init.d/network), find the file
> by grepping on "ifconfig lo"--grepping??
> >
> > ifconfig eth0 192.168.0.1 netmask 255.255.255.0 up
> > route add -net 192.168.0.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 eth0
"to grep" means getting the output of a command into the command
"grep", which will give only the lines containing the specified string.
Like:
ifconfig lo | grep "string-to-look-for"
You can always do a:
man command-name
to find about the "command-name" use and sintax. If you need only
remembering something you already knew, you can use:
command-name -h
Which will give you a command summary.
Leandro Guimaraens Faria Corcete Dutra
Amdocs Brasil Ltda
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