Networking WinXP and Fedora
Does anyone know if it is possible to network Fedora and Windows XP? I'd like to install Fedora, but I would need internet access and in my house this is all done with a network through Windows XP.
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Yes you can do this quite easily. All you should have to do it simply install Fedora onto a computer and hook it up to the network. I am assuming that you have somthing like the following:
Cable Modem -----> Win XP ----> switch ----> rest of the computers. You should only have to setup either a dhcp connection or static connection depending on how you have the Win XP system setup. |
OK, you will have to take this one really slow with me. My networking skills are pretty much non-existant! :D Now we have the modem/router and then the DSL cables going to each computer. There is one main computer (not mine). To setup internet on my computer all I did was plugin and run the Windows networking wizard. Does this sound like a nice simple setup, or am I looking at something more complicated with this dhcp that you mentioned?
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I think you have it setup a little differently than I thought. Let me see if this is right (if not correct me)
DSL modem ----> router -----> rest of computers If this is the case then when installing Fedora you would simply need to select DHCP for the NIC when it asks for what type of connection. |
Yes, that looks a little better. Is there any kind of tutorial that I can read up on this ahead of time to be prepared? I had a browse through the Linux tutorial section here and didn't find anything, but perhaps I've overlooked something.
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The best thing I could tell you to do is either find a linux install howto or better than that I would simply suggest trying to install it and then if you have problems you can then better ask the questions.
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Trial and error! Thanks very much for answering all of my questions so quickly. :) You've been a great help! I will be sure to post back if anything goes amuck.
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np :)
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