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Need Help setting up Networking

Right now i have my computer set up to run WIn98 and LINUX. I have networking installed on WIN98 and want to install it onto LINUX. But I have no idea how to do it? I am running Red Hat 5.1. can someone please help me? what information do i need to set it up?

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jreese

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GreatOne

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Jim,
I forgot to mention that I get network access via a LAN. So how would i set up linux for this? I'm guessing the two scripts you gave me won't do this.

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jreese

You need to set up your Ethernet card with ifconfig. This is usually done in one of the scripts in /etc/rc.d. You can issue the following command to get things going:

/sbin/ifconfig eth0 209.1.2.3 broadcast 209.1.2.255 netmask 255.255.255.0

substituting your own proper numbers for the ip address, broadcast and netmask.

Then you need to add a default route:

/sbin/route add -net 209.1.2.0 netmask 255.255.255.0

Hope that helps some more. Let me know if you need more specific info, and I can tailor it for you.

Jim

GreatOne

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Ok,
One last thing. I don't have a static IP address, it's dynamic. How would I get the broadcast value? I got the other values by using winipcfg in Windows.
Thanks

jreese

The broadcast value is usually 255.255.255.0, but you should check with your ISP/network admin.

Jim

jreese

Err--scratch that last comment. I meant that it's usually the same as your IP, but the last octet is 0. So, just use your IP address, substituting 0 as the 4th number.

Jim

GreatOne

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Hey Jim,
Thanks for all the help. Everything works great. Here are your points, you earned it.