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11-Jul-2005, 12:53 PM #1
Red face Linux: Connection to Internet - Noob Alert
So I'm giving this Linux thing a bash.
Installed Mandriva Linux LE as a dual boot with Windows 98 on a spare machine.

Now I want to connect to the Internet.
Have an ADSL router (192.168.0.1) that sets the PC's IP to 192.168.0.2 using the Mac Address. DHCP is on.

Goto:
menu / system / configuration / configure your computer / enter root password / network & internet / setup to connection.
Then:
LAN connection / select Net Device = eth0 (network card) / automatic IP / DHCP host name = 102.168.0.1 / host name = 192.168.0.1.

But the little connection icon in bottom right corner shows a red cross.
So I right click it and click configure network.
TCP/IP = DHCP / DHCP: DHCP client=dhclient. asign host name from DHCP TICKED. DHCP name = 192.168.0.1. Get DNS servers from DHCP TICKED.
Still shows the red cross.

Other questions:
- Will an XP and a Linux machines see each other over a network?
- From an XP machine will I be able to see the Win98 partition (and the Linux partition).

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15-Jul-2005, 12:59 AM #2
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- Will an XP and a Linux machines see each other over a network?
Look into Samba.
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15-Jul-2005, 02:31 AM #3
Sorted!!!
Read Here.
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15-Jul-2005, 05:08 AM #4
Great!
Now be nice and post here what you did to get it sorted instead of making us follow a link.
Then mark the thread as <SOLVED>
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15-Jul-2005, 08:30 AM #5
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Great!
Now be nice and post here what you did to get it sorted instead of making us follow a link.
Then mark the thread as <SOLVED>
lynch
That would be nice, but then I would take the credit away from the 10 people that tried to help me in the other forum.

To summarise: Set "PnP O/S" in bios to No.
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15-Jul-2005, 02:45 PM #6
A summary is better than nothing.
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