John, First an apology for the long silence. As I said in the last message I needed to boot XP to refresh my memory on what to see you to look for. Went to do that and bang - dead system disk. Nasty rattles and not much else. So I am yet another victim of the now infamous IBM Deskstar disks.
Now it's back at the supplier for warranty replacement and I have just got my system rebuilt to the point where I can access e-mail again. So, where were we? Oh yes - your ipconfig response does answer the question and verifies that we are good to go. Now, how are your addresses set up? i.e. What is the output of the ipconfig command on both machines? Once I have that, we can get into making them do something useful through linux. Brian On Sat, 2002-03-23 at 22:55, John Lynch wrote: > BUGGER!!!!!! > > I'm sorry, but I can't check my network card connections. > A giant cupboard is in the way, and I can't get to it. > > I am 80% sure this is how I am connected. > > 1 network card in each. > telstra modem is connected to WINXP/LINUX, WINXP/LINUX is then connected to > WIN98. > > OOH > just got an idea. > > okay, when I go to the DOS prompt and type in "ipconfig" > it says > > Windows IP Configuration > > Ethernet adapter Bigpond: > > details > > Ethernet adater LAN: > > details > > > I HOPE that answers your question. > > John > > >From: Brian Parish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To: newbie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Subject: Re: [newbie] Default OS and Internet Problems > >Date: 23 Mar 2002 22:42:05 +1100 > > > >Let's check the network card connections first. Follow the cable from > >the Telstra modem back to your computer. Where it connects wil be one > >network card. There is presumably another network card close by with a > >similar cable which connects to yet another network card in your W98 > >machine. > > > >i.e. > > > >XP/Linux box ---------------------- W98 box > > | > > | > >Telstra modem > > > >I now need to boot XP to refresh my memory on where to tell you to look > >next - happens so rarely these days I'm getting rusty on Windoze - and > >loving it! > > > >Verify we are right so far while I do that. > > > >Brian > > > >On Sat, 2002-03-23 at 22:26, John Lynch wrote: > > > Thanks a lot Brain for helping btw. > > > > > > okay. > > > > > > THIS is going to take a lot, due to the fact i know NOTHING about > >computers > > > (but I've gotten this far and learnt a lot, the main thing I've learnt > >is > > > how little I know about computers, lol) > > > > > > - Yup I have 2 computers. > > > NO IDEA about the network cards, how I do check that? > > > is it important? > > > - I have a cable modem. and Yes the lights are on, on my special modem > >that > > > telstra supplied (or else this e-mail would be a miracle) > > > - I don't think I have a hub (I've seen one before and I'm pretty sure I > > > don't have one). I only have 2 computers so I am 99% sure my Dad just > >got a > > > crossed cable between the 2. (I do know that my Windows XP/Linux > >computer > > > has to be on for my Windows 98 computer to work =( it's annoying). > > > > > > Hope that's a help. > > > > > > > > > >From: Brian Parish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > > >OK John, > > > > > > > >Let's take this a step at a time. First let's establish what you have > >- > > > >please correct any mistakes: > > > > > > > >- 2 computers, one with 2 network cards installed and the other with > > > >one. > > > >- a cable modem or adsl modem connected to a line and with lights on. > > > >- a hub to whci both computers are connected, or a crossed cable > >between > > > >the computers. > > > > > > > >Since I know you are in Sydney - same time zone as me - let's just > > > >establish that much first and go from there. > > > > > > > >Brian > > > > > > > >On Sat, 2002-03-23 at 16:43, John Lynch wrote: > > > > > I know this must have been answered a MILLION and EIGHT times, but I > > > >just > > > > > installed Mandrake, and I have read SOME of the Archives and > >couldn't > > > >find > > > > > anything. > > > > > > > > > > SO your patience is greatly ENVIED and APPRECIATED. > > > > > > > > > > I am in Australia, and I have cable with Telstra. > > > > > > > > > > I do not know my IP address, I do not know what a hostname is, I do > >not > > > >know > > > > > anything about my internet connection, so when I installed Mandrake > > > >Linux I > > > > > left it all blank. > > > > > > > > > > HOW do I find out the required information? > > > > > I also have a LAN (2 computers networked) I do not know if they are > > > >working. > > > > > > > > > > I have not explored the Mandrake system yet due to the fact i want > >my > > > > > internet connection and LAN working before my family know what I've > > > >done. > > > > > (they just got home) > > > > > > > > > > ALSO I am TERRIBLY sorry if this has already been answered, I am > >quite > > > >sick > > > > > atm so please forgive me. > > > > > > > > > > But How do I access LILO (so I can make XP my default OS and it goes > >to > > > >XP > > > > > after waiting 5 seconds for me to specify otherwise) in Gnome > >(that's > > > >the > > > > > desktop I have). > > > > > > > > > > THANKYOU very much. > > > > > > > > > > John > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > > > Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: > >http://messenger.msn.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ---- > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > > > > > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > > > >Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com > > > > > > > > > ---- > > > > > > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > > > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > > > > > > > >Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > >Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com > > > ---- > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
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