local area network in two optr system

rigs_wang · 10-11-2007, 12:06 AM

hi,

I am deki from Bhutan, a big fan of fedora system, i have faced some problem with LOCAL AREA NETWORK, i have two optr. system one is windows xp and the other Fedora Core 6. In windows my LAN connection works,my ip add (192.168.0.35, 255.255.255.0, 192.168.0.1) but when i try to configure in Fedora it says that an error occured configuring the network, a bug like. In windows my network adapter is realtek and it is working with Local Area Network, but when i tried in fedora it doesnot work. Plez help me with Step by Step Configuration.

Disillusionist · 10-11-2007, 01:52 AM

Is this a dual-boot machine:
Are both operating systems (Windows XP and Linux) on the same machine?

Is your windows installation using a static or a DHCP assigned IP address?

If a dual-boot machine, then you can use the same IP address when booting into Linux.

From the command line type:

Code:

ifconfig eth0 192.168.0.35 up netmask 255.255.255.0
route add default gw 192.168.0.1 dev eth0

If not a dual-boot machine, then you will need another IP address on the same network, which is not being used, for example 192.168.0.36

Check from the windows machine to see if this address is being used

From the DOS prompt:

Code:

ping 192.168.0.36

If this is on a network maintained by someone other than yourself, please check with your network administrator first.