network help

[-Marshall-]

hi i need help to set up my computer to my network with mandrake linux can someone help me with step-by-step help plz and thx

sorry for all the linux n00b qustions just first time wit linux thx for the help everything else wanz easy to under stand(well almost everything else :shifty: :ninja: )

[-Marshall-]

anyone plz

[DigitalSnow]

You should try asking this question at the official mandrake linux distribution site.

[-Marshall-]

You should try asking this question at the official mandrake linux distribution site.

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nope not there

[markwolfe Veteran]

Hmmm... If we are going to be able to help you, you need to provide more information.

Are you wanting to set up a home network, and use Mandrake to share or control?

Do you just want to add Mandrake to a home network?

Or are you having problems getting Mandrake online to the internet?

Do you have a router?

[-Marshall-]

^ i havea microsoft router trying to add to network to connect to internet(dont know if linux dosent work with microsoft router i do have a d-link router but it dosent have wireless but i could connect it to the microsoft one if that will make it work???)

thx any more details

[-Marshall-]

N/M to meny disks to burn :rofl: :pinch: :p :rofl:

[karma_police]

I dont use Mandrake but in Fedora is pretty easy, just go to the network config utility select DHCP or static IP write the DNS and click activate.

You can burn the DVD.

[-Marshall-]

dont havea DVD burner :(

meby i will get the fedora torrent and do that i just shut off inter net to that one from my laptop :rofl: becuse my sister waz not getting off :rofl:

[-Marshall-]

i might do fadora l8ter but 4 now anyon that uses mandrake could u tell me howto do what i want thx

[markwolfe Veteran]

A Microsoft router will do the same DHCP serving that a Linksys or any other one will do. It assigns the ethernet information needed to a PC that requests it. There won't be a compatibility issue there.

Can you access your router's config pages from your Linux install?

Post the results of an ifconfig command. In particular, let's look to see if you have multiple NICs, and you might not be using the one you think you are.

Then we can start pinging network addresses further upstream to verify connectivity.

[-Marshall-]

i did it all i had to do was login to my base station manigement and then it worked i dont know y idident change anything :pinch: :pinch: :huh: