connecting my laptop to a windows network

blufire · 04-15-2005, 12:07 AM

Hello.

ok I have been able to network at home using a firewall with my linux box Fedora Core 3 as teh main hub sending packets out.

I just started a new job and want to connect to their network which is windows. I have been able to connect to the network using dhcp settings and or static IP settings.

But I can not connect to the internet.

netstat -r tells me that I am connected to the network.

Any ideas.

Thoreau · 04-15-2005, 12:29 AM

Your dhcp client may not be updating your /etc/resolv.conf.

You'll need to put in the DNS server there to resolve IP's. This is assuming their DHCP server is working properly and you are routing through the right gateway address.

blufire · 04-15-2005, 02:30 AM

Thankyou. That was the problem. I had to change the DNS numbers to the right ones and also the search path.

Thoreau · 04-15-2005, 02:59 PM

Super, thanks for playing. Please drive through.