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Subject:    Re: [novalug] Help with configuring network settings
From:       Tim Bogart <bogiebogart () earthlink ! net>
Date:       2002-06-29 18:42:40
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Jeff,

Open a shell and at the prompt type "su -" and hit enter.  At the prompt 
enter your root password, and press the "enter" key.  When you have the root 
prompt type the command "ifconfig" and hit enter.  This will display your 
current settings for your network devices.  It looks like your irlan0 
interface is currently disabled.  Just to be thorough, let's type "ifdown 
irlan0" and press the "enter" key.  This will shut that interface down in an 
orderly fashion.  Next type "ifup irlan0" and press the enter key.  This 
should enable your irlan0 interface.  It looks like it is already configured 
for DHCP so that should be okay.  Next let's type "ping www.sony.com" and see 
if we get a responce.  If so, hoorray!  if not, then we have more work to do.


Tim B.  

On Saturday 29 June 2002 11:45 am, Jeff wrote:
> I'm a complete novice to Linux, just discovered this Linux user group an
> hour ago, and remain (as I shall no doubt continue to remain) hopelessly
> confused about IP addresses, subnet masks, etc. I just loaded Caldera 3.1.1
> Workstation last weekend, my first Linux experience, and after some fussing
> got the screen to display almost normally (it still only takes up 90% of
> the horizontal space of the monitor, but as I can function with it, it's an
> issue for another day).
>
> My immediate issue is that I can't get online with my Comcast cable modem
> on Linux (all works fine in windows). I've tried a great variety of
> settings during many hours of experimentation throughout the week. Is there
> anyone who can help? Maybe you have a "how to configure your Caldera 3.1.1
> Workstation to work on Comcast cable modems" help page?
>
> Here's my current configuration as best I can determine.
>
> In my "Systems" folder I have an "Interfaces" window that lists three
> ?devices?:
>
> Device     Type          Status          Up?       IP
> eth0         Ethernet    Enabled        Yes       192.168.1.1
> irlan0       Unknown    Disabled       No         DHCP                   
> (this has got to by my linksys lan card) l0            Loopback    Enabled 
>      Yes        127.0.0.1
>
> I'm assuming that eth0 is what connects me to the internet.
> The settings for eth0 are:
>
>     (I can't select DHCP....although I think I could select this earlier in
> the week)
>
>     IP address: 192.168.1.1
>     netmask: 255.255.255.0
>     gateway (checked) 192.168.1.1
>     broadcast: 192.168.1.255
>
>         (I have tried the IP address, netmask, and gateway which I got from
> connecting on windows and typing "IPCONFIG" in a dos prompt)
>
> I have a "NIS" folder...nothing is selected or entered
>
> I have a "Resolver" window:
>
>     Hostname: CJxxxxx-A (this is the computer name comcast told me I had to
> have in windows to operate) Default Domain: nothing entered
>     Services to query for name lookup:
>         DNS servers
>         NIS/YP
>         Hosts
>
>     DNS: nothing entered
>     Hosts: 127.0.0.1 localhost CJxxxxx-A noname
>
> Any help would be greatly appreciated!
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Jeff
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