ok i got my network up (first time for me) and now i want to be able to connect through the internet over the network could sombody tell me how this is done

What kind of network do you have? Do you have a router or firewall? If so, your router is probably your gateway; if you know its IP address on your network, you can assign it to be your default gateway by opening up a terminal and (as root) typing:

route add default gw 1.2.3.4

where 1.2.3.4 is the IP of your gateway. That should get you onto the internet. You will probably also need a nameserver - something to tell your browser and other internet apps how to translate a name (like yahoo.com) into an IP address. If your internet service provider gave you a nameserver (its IP address), you can add it to /etc/resolv.conf. Just add a line that says:

nameserver 5.6.7.8

where 5.6.7.8 is the IP of the nameserver. It might also be the case that your router (if you have one) is the nameserver, in which case just use that IP address.

Finally, to make sure your ethernet card is set up properly, you should just be able to enter:

ifconfig eth0 a.b.c.d up

where a.b.c.d is the IP address of your computer on the local network. Replace eth0 with a different name, if your ethernet device is not eth0.

i don't have a router it is just 2 pc conected ( does this work with dialup)
i don't know much about networking i just learned how to conect 2 pc's together like 2 days ago ??


ok i think i got it working half way i added the nameservers on my main pc to the /etc/resol.conf on my other pc and on pc #2 when i do ping linuxquestions.org it shows the ip address of it but it doesn't connect ???

I'm not too sure how to do it with a dialup connection... you'd probably have to configure your internet-connected box (the one that does the actual dialing) to be the gateway; set up the gateway for the second box as explained. The big step though is to make your first box do internet sharing. Are both of them Linux boxes? If so, check out this article and this HOWTO. Basically what you'll do is set up your connected box to forward stuff to the other box across the network; any incoming transmissions destined for your other box will be forwarded, and its IP address "masqueraded", since that box won't actually be directly part of the internet. Sorta complicated, but it's doable. There might even be a GUI configuration tool with your distribution for setting it up automatically; if there isn't, it should be as simple as installing iptables (which may already be installed) and making a couple edits to one of your configuration files.

thanks for the help if i can't get that to work i figured out an eiser way i think

all i do is ssh into my main pc and run konqueror and it works