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Problem with network in Madrake Linux
I'm a complete Linux newbie, and I didn't know what it was until yesterday. Most of the installation was very smooth, but I can't seem to get the LAN working.
I have an ADSL connection, so I connect to the internet using through our router, and that works fine. I'm trying to connect to a windows based LAN, but if I understood it correctly, that shouldn't be a problem. I presume you set it up under: Internet Sharing, in the control center. The guide then only finds one of my ethernet cards (says there's only one configured), the slower one that came with the computer, this eventhough in "Connection" I see both. then when I try to configure that card it says (Roughly translated from swedish version): "Potential LAN adressconflict found in current configuration of eth0 (the card I wan't to use). Then when I try anyway it says: Problem with installing package dhcp server. One thing that may have something to do with it is that I had only had time to download disc one of the installation program.
Need an answwer fast.
thx
I have an ADSL connection, so I connect to the internet using through our router, and that works fine. I'm trying to connect to a windows based LAN, but if I understood it correctly, that shouldn't be a problem. I presume you set it up under: Internet Sharing, in the control center. The guide then only finds one of my ethernet cards (says there's only one configured), the slower one that came with the computer, this eventhough in "Connection" I see both. then when I try to configure that card it says (Roughly translated from swedish version): "Potential LAN adressconflict found in current configuration of eth0 (the card I wan't to use). Then when I try anyway it says: Problem with installing package dhcp server. One thing that may have something to do with it is that I had only had time to download disc one of the installation program.
Need an answwer fast.
thx
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Yes I'm talking about file sharing.. Teach me samba, don't know what it is...
Yes my installation completed and I can shut down/start up. Yes I use KDE. I don't want to run a dhcp server.
Yes my installation completed and I can shut down/start up. Yes I use KDE. I don't want to run a dhcp server.
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Is it case sensitive?
After less than a second (seems like it doesn't try) I get: "Could not resolve mount point winshare"
After less than a second (seems like it doesn't try) I get: "Could not resolve mount point winshare"
ASKER
Nevermind.. Seems the winshare dir wasn't created. LOL
Just one thing.. How do I unmount?
Just one thing.. How do I unmount?
ASKER
Can I connect to win-printers? how?
1) Yes, definitely case-sensitive
2) umount mountpoint (winshare, if that was used). I guess you need to be su to umount, too.
3) Yes you can connect to shared printers on windows machines. The method will depend on what tools are in your distribution. If the box with the printer talks TCP/IP, it should be possible to use its printer through the IP. The printer must be shared. RH uses something called printtool (start from a terminal window) or, in later verisons, CUPS which has a GUI; it is in the control panel somewhere, I think.
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2) umount mountpoint (winshare, if that was used). I guess you need to be su to umount, too.
3) Yes you can connect to shared printers on windows machines. The method will depend on what tools are in your distribution. If the box with the printer talks TCP/IP, it should be possible to use its printer through the IP. The printer must be shared. RH uses something called printtool (start from a terminal window) or, in later verisons, CUPS which has a GUI; it is in the control panel somewhere, I think.
Regards
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Did your installation run to completion, and can you shut down/start up cleanly? If yes, you could try to run netconf or look into Network Configuration in your GUI (KDE?) and try to configure your NIC's. Make sure you aren't really having an address conflict (another machine on the same IP in the LAN).
Do you really want to run a DHCP server?
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