Unknown Host - Network Help
 

Greetings. I just installed Slackware and it feels very professional to me. I'm still a Linux newbie.

When I open the web browser (Konqueror), I see a page that says "Unknown Host"

My hostname and domain fields are empty. I cannot see that I am connected to my ethernet interface even though I plugged it in. I open /etc/resolv.conf and I find it completely empty.

What do I do to connect to my ethernet network interface?

Did you skip the network setup in the slackware install?

Thanks for your reply, diamondsandrain.

It asked me a Host Name during installation but I clicked cancel. Cause my router has no Host Name or Domain Name.
Do I need to use the Slackware DVD again or can it be done by editing some file?

You should be able to run the command netconfig (as root) to do the setup of the network. The hostname is just a local hostname just like you would provide for Windows. Its up to you what you want to call your computer.

$ ifconfig eth0 X.X.X.X netmask xxxxx
$ add default gw XXXXX
$ echo "nameserver XXXXX" >/etc/resolv.conf

then, try again

That's all well and good, but if he does not commit these changes to the boot scripts then a reboot will lose them. (except for the nameserver setting put to the resolv.conf)

netconfig will automatically change the scripts.

EDIT: Also, netconfig will load the appropriate module for his network card

Thanks a lot for all the replies. Gonna go to the Slackware Computer in 50mins and let you guys know ;)

As long as you installed the "network-scripts" package from the n series you should be able to run netconfig.

The official information from slackware is here:

http://www.slackware.com/config/network.php

Thanks a lot!! The netconfig command fixed the problem.
Thanks again. :D
Damn, I love Slackware.