I set up my apache, but now the thing is i need to point my router to my nix box. How do I get the ip address to the box, is it 127.1.1.1? If so, how do I change it to a 192.168.1.something number. My router only gives me the option to forward to one of those numbers. Thankyou

Does your router also act as a DHCP server? In that case, you would actually just configure the box to "get IP automatically" and it should assign one in the 192.168.1.xxx range.

About checking the IP, I don't know, I'm brand new to Linux and can't even get through my installation yet, but if you do a quick serach of this forum, you'll find the answer, because I think someone just posted this kind of question a day ago. I think the answer was typing "ifconf" into a console, but I can't remember exactly...

Good luck.

I don't know about your router IP - I guess your manual will tell you the default IP address...

What psyno said about DHCP is correct - you can assign your NIC IP from the router itself. I know how to do that in RedHat - run:
redhat-network-config
from the console (as root), and set eth0 to DHCP mode. Of course, this is assuming you're connecting to the router using eth0
I *think* you can also set eth0 to DHCP mode using:
netconfig
in a console.

redhat-network-config also allows you to set the IP address manually, or you can edit:
/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0
then run
service network restart
to apply changes

Good luck

FYI psyno - it's 'ifconfig' in a console to view your IP settings
ifconfig <devicename> will display just that device - e.g. ifconfig eth0

I open a terminal, and type in ifconfig then I get the following

bash: ifconfig: command not found

and in myredhat-network-config the eth 0 is at "automatically obtain ip address with dhcp" yet it comes up with a 127. 0.0.1 address.

You need to be root ,
su
password *********
DKY:/home/DKY# ifconfig
or
DKY:/home/DKY# /sbin/ifconfig
either way works .

AXO

I was root...

I opened the terminal, and typed su -m
then i typed ifconfig and got the above error, till I tried /sbin/ifconfig that works

try:

export PATH=$PATH:/sbin

and then:

ifconfig (to see your ip configuration)

to assign an IP to your NIC:

ifdown
ifconfig eth0 192.168.1.X netmask 255.255.255.0 up

if you want it to be assigned by dhcp:

netconfig -d eth0