connect to Internet via COMMANDS

coolblue · 03-29-2005, 10:02 PM

Hi

1) Please tell me HOW to connect to the Internet via the COMMAND-LINE ONLY?

2) Can someone please tell me EXACTLY what all information I need to gather about my internet connection to connect to the Internet using the COMMAND-LINE ONLY?

3) My ISP says it "will only give dynamic IP addresses. No static IP addresses will be given initially." Whats dynamic & static IP addresses? Can I still be able to connect to the Net with only this information of my dynamic IP addresses?

Thanks a lot.

Take care
CoolBLue

JimBass · 03-29-2005, 11:51 PM

It is very possible to connect through the command line only. We need to know a few things first though, like say what it is that you are running. If it is debian, or one of its children, the config files are in /etc/network/interfaces. I like to use vim, so as root I make sure the file is set to receive a dhcp address from the network. If you're in red hat, the path to your files is /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0. The file should read like this to accept a dhcp address:

Code:

DEVICE=eth0
BOOTPROTO=dhcp
ONBOOT=yes
TYPE=Ethernet

A dynamic address is one that can change. Static is just that, it never changes. There is no difference in connection quality, just a question of how easy it is for people to reach your machine. With static you can run mail, dns, whatever because you have ficed addresses. You can run those apps with a no-ip solution, but you don't need 3rd party scripts to get a website or anything else up with static.

Peace,
JimBass