setting up linux as client for xp

i ran the network set up wizard thingy. so i guess win xp comp is set up as the host.

but i've no idea what to do on linux to make it work.

i dont really want to share files, just the internet connection. i'm a complete noob in linux.

the same two computers, same cables, same everything. only second one had windows 98. worked fine. i decided to dump 98 and put rh on the other one.

just dont know what to do =D. i searched the forums. found some help. but is there like a step by step? again i dont need the files shared and i dont even own a printer =D just the internet.

thank you =)

you shouldnt have to configure anything. plug in your ethernet cable to the NIC and youre set..

it doesnt work

wannabe,

if you're using linux, then I'm sure we can sort this out.. but we need to know some things first: What do you get when you do /sbin/ifconfig -a and /sbin/route -n at a terminal? Also, what else is on the network? do you have a DHCP server, or an adsl router or somesuch, or are you really just plugging two statically-ip'd boxes into an ethernet hub?

christo

for /sbin/ifconfig -a

i get

eth0 Link encap: Ethernet HWaddr: ###
inet addr: 192168.0.203 Bcast 192.168.0.255 Mask: 255.255.255.0
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric: 1

then some packet info. all had 0 errors.


lo Link encap: local loonback
inet adr: 127.0.0.1 Mask: 255.0.0.0

some packet info.



for /sbin/route -n

i get


Kernel IP routing table

Destination-------Gateway------Genmask

192.168.0.0--------0.0.0.0---------255.255.255.0.0
169.254.0.0--------0.0.0.0---------255.255.0.0
127.0.0.0-----------0.0.0.0---------255.0.0.0
0.0.0.0--------------192.168.0.1----0.0.0.0


there were more fcolumns.

first 2 are eth0
third is lo
last is eth0

it's switch network. win xp is the host one that has the internet connection. other comp connected to a switch has linux.


thank you

it looks to me like your IP address on eth0 is invalid. "192168.0.203" is missing a dot and should read "192.168.0.203".

you can change this by running (as root) .

You can then restart your network with (note these 'service' controls are redhat-esque admin tools and not 'standard' unix commands

christo

i just mistyped it here =D.

i didnt do anything on linux yet. just tryng to find out what to do

so what happens when you try to run /sbin/service network start ?

christo

it said three things and ok under each and closed

then your network should be up and running.. can you ping the other machine on the network?
Try ping 192.168.xx.xx , but replace the x's of course

christo

replace x's with what? =D

i did

ping 192.168.0.203

and it start giving lines. like 64 bytes from 192.168.0.203 icmp_swq=21 time=0.142 ms

they keep coming one after the other

*

wannabe,

that's a successful ping. You're connected. Every one of those likes is the ICMP response which says 'yeah I heared you'..

christo