I currently have a Win2k with internet connection, needing to attach the Ubuntu box into it. I have tried everything to get the things to match. There are currently no errors, nothing.

192.168.0.1 is router (fairly typical)

Any ideas?

In order to answer this question one would need to know what you mean by attach the Ubuntu box into it.
What you mean by tried everything.
Where are you looking for errors, and what errors were u expecting.
I am assuming that you are trying to get the Ubuntu box online? If so what is the output of
ifconfig
Can you ping the Win2k box?

Attach = having both computers on the internet at the same time. Whether through router or whatever, I don't care at this point.

I am fairly comfortable in the Windows world, just needing to learn more for linux.

TO be honest, was not sure what I was expecting re: errors. Does ipconfig (win) = ifconfig (linux)?
No ping to other computer

First, is the router set up for DHCP? If so, then the Ubuntu box also needs to be set to DHCP.

Assuming that the router and the Ubuntu box are set the same, then you should be able to ping the router.

Please post the output of ifconfig, after checking the above

Attempted update of BIOS and system crashed.

Meanwhile, running LIVE. Is there a need to run workgroups to connect the linux and win2k box or is there an easier way?

Here is ifconfig info:

link encap: ethernet MAC: xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
inet address: 192.168.0.122
bcast: 192.168.0.255
Mask: 255.255.255.0

Interrupt: 11 Base Address: 0x5f00

What else is needed?

OK
First off, I hate to tell you this, but the information supplied by you is still pretty sparse.
Once you have things working, you will see why I say that.

You have 3 possible scenarios:
1) You have a standalone router, IP address 192.168.0.1, your windows box is 192.168.0.x and the linux box is 192.168.0.122 (the standalone router is playing DHCP server and supplied the linux box with that 122 host IP).
If this is the case, make sure that the default route on the linux box is that of the router ("route -n" to make sure "route add default gw 192.168.0.1" to set)
A "route print" in a command window on the Windows box to double check.

2) Your Windows box is doing Internet Connection Sharing (and ITS Providing the linux box with the 122 host address), then the linux command needs to be the same. (PS: This is like using a quad to tow a pickup... i.e. bad idea)

3) You want the linux box to act as a router .. read up on setting ip_forward as well as use something like shorewall to help set up the masquerading rules in ip tables.


I recommend option 3.

You may want to temporarily switch off the windows firewall to make sure the boxes can ping each other as well