On 0, sandip <deshmukh@zapo.net> wrote: [snip] > subsequently, i have edited /etc/network/interfaces by hand and set the > things right - by hand! i used vi for the first time and was amazed at the > facilities it provides. all *i mean it* win editors look pale compared to vi! Come now, emacs runs on windoze... [snip] > further i wanted to know if there are any other places where i need to change > ip address my machine and gateway other than what i have already done. I don't think so, but you can always 'grep -r /etc/* <your_old_ip>' to see what has your old IP address in its config files. [snip] > last but not the least - how do i access my lan resources? files on other pcs > and printers connected to them? in windows i can do it! apt-get install samba apt-get install cupsys cupsys-bsd The samba package contains the smbfs thingy that lets you mount/unmount samba (ie windoze) shares on your linux box, as well as stuff for printing to printers shared using samba. CUPS gives you a nice way of setting up printers and printing to them (I even figured out how to get it to print to netware printers). Tom -- Tom Cook Information Technology Services, The University of Adelaide "That you're not paranoid does not mean they're not out to get you." - Robert Waldner Get my GPG public key: https://pinky.its.adelaide.edu.au/~tkcook/tom.cook-at-adelaide.edu.au
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