Quote:
Originally Posted by e_oneill4
New to Linux, so please be patient.
Have installed RedHat v6 on a Desktop PC at home ( just to get a feel for Linux & using Unix bash shell scripting ).
|
If I was you, I'd stop right where you are, and load something else. First, unless you plan on PAYING for RHEL, you will not get updates/patches/security fixes, and will wind up with an insecure/unstable system. You will also have a MUCH harder time loading software, since you won't have access to online repositories. Second, Red Hat Enterprise 6 is old...if you're going to pay for RHEL, at least load the latest version, which is 7. And third, and most important...
WHY are you using RHEL??? It's not really suited for 'consumer' hardware, and for learning purposes, pretty much ANY Linux distro will be able to give you Linux experience, and ALL are suitable for bash scripting. If you want to stay within the Red Hat ecosystem, load the latest version of Fedora.
Quote:
all is working ok, except id like to set up an FTP app. My Localhost on Redhat returns an IP = 127.0.0.1 ( via an ifconfig command )
|
Right...127.0.0.1 is
EVERYONES localhost address, on EVERY computer. Windows, Mac, Linux, and everything else uses it. It's a loopback address, and you don't change/modify it at all, ever.
Quote:
have looked at numerous links where i can edit the ifcfg-eth0 file within /etc/sysconfig/ & it seems straightforward. My question is "what IP do i assign it?" Note: Im connected via a standard Wireless router.
|
You leave localhost alone. For eth0, you assign it whatever address you want, or is available on your network...we can't tell you what you have available. Normally, most home routers have DHCP enabled, and will just hand out an address upon connection. Have you tried just plugging a cable in and see what it does? Are you using wireless or wifi?
Again, I'd STRONGLY suggest you load Fedora, which will probably be MUCH easier to load, maintain, and work better with consumer hardware. RHEL is for SERVERS...things that typically don't have wifi, bluetooth, sound, webcams, or even MONITORS and KEYBOARDS most of the time. Support for such devices can be challenging.