help required on connceting to the internet

ekangi32 · 05-12-2005, 06:26 AM

hello friends,
i'm a newbie to linux.I installed red hat linux 10 i guess(fedora project).
My problem is that i have an ADSL modem,the connection is through etherent card.But the problem is in windows i cud enter my DNS nos and other settings in network settings but i donno how to do it in linux.
I gues i also need the TCP/IP protocol.
Is there any way out?
or any suggestions pls do reply

fr_laz · 05-12-2005, 06:37 AM

Hi,

DNS are written in the /etc/resolv.conf file
Interface configuration (your IP address) is done through the ifconfig command :
ifconfig 192.168.0.1 netmask 255.255.255.0
gateway setting is done through the route command :
route add defautlt gw 192.168.0.254

These 2 commands won't last after a reboot. So as to keep your IP config you've to edit the conf files, in redhat that's /etc/sysconfig/networking/devices/if-eth0 or
/etc/sysconfig/networking/profiles/default/if-eth0

NB : all this must be done as root.
NB2 : there are also some graphic tools to do this (very similar to windows) but I don't know what they are

ekangi32 · 05-12-2005, 07:08 AM

hi,
thanks a lot 4 that fr_laz.
i hope to find out the solutions frm it.

thanks again