To check if the NIC is configured correctly, open a terminal window and type:
/sbin/ifconfig
This will print out the current configuration of the NIC, something like this:
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:11:22:33:44:55
inet addr:xx.xx.xx.xx Bcast:xx.xx.xx.xx Mask:xx.xx.xx.xx
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1Notice "UP" and "RUNNING", they tell you the NIC is properly configured. Then look at the "inet addr", it will tell you if the DHCP server provided you with a valid IP address. If you don't see UP and RUNNING, or the IP addresses are invalid, then you might have a problem with DHCP server.
raffaele
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I have Mandrake Linux 9.2 up and running on a PC I hope to use as a file server. I have two additional PCs running Windows 98SE in a peer-to-peer network configuration. One of them also supplies an ADSL connection to all PCs in my network (I used to have 3 running 98). The ADSL PC runs WinRoute Lite, acting as a DHCP server, to accomplish the internet sharing. (Ultimately, I'd like the Linux PC to do that and act as a firewall as well, but one thing at a time here!)
I am having a hard time getting my Linux PC on my windows network, to say nothing of getting it internet access. In the LAN configuration screen, I set my NIC to DHCP and click "Activate," but I get nothing. I must be missing something... any ideas? Is there a good tutorial available somewhere that tells me how to accomplish this? Any common problems I need to be aware of? Linux is completely foreign to me!!!
Thanks, Chris
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