Networking Kickstart from scratch

Pakiman · 05-31-2004, 02:54 PM

Hey!! i want to kick start with networking. I am using Linux Mandrake 9.0 on PIII 450 MHz system. I got 3 other computers who are using Windows XP. I got HUB of 10 Mbps. So how to start with networking. I got RTL 8139 ethernet card. My system is the server cz through it the others manage to use the internet.So where to start with. i know that SAMBA will work for me.i also downloaded LinNeigborhood rpm but its generating some dependencies error.So no after having both of them.Where to begin.

david_ross · 05-31-2004, 04:26 PM

Take a look at the networking section of the LQ wiki:
http://wiki.linuxquestions.org/wiki/Networking

Especially "Networking basics" and "Network addressing".

Once you have the computers speaking to each other you can begin to configure file sharing and other services.