I need to connect my dads computer to mine for internet and i run ubuntu and he runs windows and i have them connected by a lan cable and the windows network is showing up in networks and i connect to the net work please help me get internet!!!!


P.S I am a complte lenux noob so go easy on me

hi,
on which machine do you have the internet connection ??? on yrs or on your dad's ???

regards

My dads computer

ok.
in the network (local LAN) settings on windows machine, opt for the option that this (window) machine connects directly to the internet and other machines connect to the internet through this machine as gateway.
now obtain the DNS IP's from your window machines "internet" settings if its manually done othewise type #ipconfig on win machine to obtain that.

now come to linux machine
in the file /etc/resolv.conf enter the DNS IP's like:

now you have to specify the "gateway" for you linux machine.
Here i can't help you b'coz i use slackware.
in slackware its /etc/rc.d/rc.inet1.conf
in redhat its /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0

so search for some file like this which works on ubuntu and add the default gateway entry (i.e the local IP address of your father's machine in this file).
re-run the network service of ubuntu and it should be up.

regards

Im sorry i need to connect to a windows network that is connected to the internet through a DSL Router We have Dynamic IP addresses

Search for help on the windows PC and the internet for Internet Connection Sharing (ICS). Once ICS is configured on the windows PC the IP address of the gateway on the windows box will be 192.168.0.1 and can not be changed. Configure your linux PC for DHCP and you should be good go.

http://www.annoyances.org/exec/show/ics

I missed your last post and somewhat confused as to how your networked.

Are you directly connected to the router or the windows PC? If directly connected to the router then again configure the linux PC for DHCP. If the router is configured in a bridge mode then you would need to setup the linux PC for rp-pppoe if your DSL line uses pppoe.