networking-- where to start??
 

hi all,

I just installed Slack on one of my PC's, have never used Linux before, but once I figured out how to fire up X and KDE, I got pretty impressed by what I saw. I'm hoping to turn this box into a file/web server and get some PHP going w/ a MySQL backend. But first, I need to get the network on, and I have no idea where to start. I'm on a subnet under a Linksys router, and I have about 5 other PC's on it (all Window$ at this point . . .). I'd like to set my Linux box up w/ DHCP and get it on the network, then I can start tackling other tasks, like setting up Apache, etc. Except that I've crawled thru the documentation that I can find, and can't find anything on configuring a network card or a network connection. I have a cable plugged into my network card, and the light is on on the card, but beyond that, I don't know what to do next . . . Any help at all would be great, thanks!

wendallsan
:newbie:

use 'ifconfig' to see if you have the ip for your card. ifconfig is like ipconfig on Win2k. the settings for your ethernet cards will be in
'/etc/rc.d/rc.inet1'

you can start from there, and i advice you to get used to linux with Mandrake or Redhat and then come to slackware

great, those were the exact 2 things that I needed to know. I am now online (sending this post thru Konqueror now) and have even figured out how to change my keyboard layout to dvorak, which is a LOT easier than doing it in Windows. So far, I'm liking what I see in this OS! Thanks a lot for your help.

wendallsan