The One! Posted March 6, 2008 Share Posted March 6, 2008 hi everybody! i have installed RED Hat Linux 3 in GUI mode but i couldn't configure the internet. i'm totaly new in Linux don't know how to setup internet. any setp by step guide will be very helpful. thxz in advance. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foub Posted March 6, 2008 Share Posted March 6, 2008 hi everybody!i have installed RED Hat Linux 3 in GUI mode but i couldn't configure the internet. i'm totaly new in Linux don't know how to setup internet. any setp by step guide will be very helpful. thxz in advance. :) It should have worked with the defaults. What sort of connection do you have? Wireless, Cable, DSL, Dial up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The One! Posted March 6, 2008 Author Share Posted March 6, 2008 DSL. want to set real IP in the linux pc with no firewall so other users can login from thier office. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markwolfe Veteran Posted March 6, 2008 Veteran Share Posted March 6, 2008 I assume you mean Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, not the much older Red Hat Linux 3. RHEL3 was released in 2003. Is this for a company who has RHEL 3? Or is this something that you have flexibility to change? I would recommend something much more current, especially for an internet-facing server. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The One! Posted March 6, 2008 Author Share Posted March 6, 2008 I assume you mean Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, not the much older Red Hat Linux 3. RHEL3 was released in 2003. Is this for a company who has RHEL 3? Or is this something that you have flexibility to change? I would recommend something much more current, especially for an internet-facing server. yup this is for my company :( but, i can upgrade the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 to 4 later. like i said before i'm a noob in Linux. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markwolfe Veteran Posted March 6, 2008 Veteran Share Posted March 6, 2008 Ok, let's start by opening a terminal, and type in /sbin/ifconfig to see what the current status of your ethernet interface(s) are. If you don't see an "eth0" entry or such, we might have a problem. You can also try (not sure the exact command) an redhat-config-network or look through the system menu on the GUI for network configuration (you do have a GUI on this? or do you ssh login to a text interface?) Do you know what kind of card you have? You can list all devices on your PCI bus with a /sbin/lspci. You will almost certainly need to su to root to do some of these commands. How much experience do you have with unix/Linux? You said "totally new". Does this mean you have never worked with Linux until this PC? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyro Posted March 6, 2008 Share Posted March 6, 2008 from command line, go in as root user and fireup following command 'system-config-network' it will guide you through setup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markwolfe Veteran Posted March 6, 2008 Veteran Share Posted March 6, 2008 from command line, go in as root user and fireup following command 'system-config-network' it will guide you through setup. Is it "system" or "redhat" for RHEL? I know Fedora changed from "redhat-xxx" to "system-xxx" for what I assume were trademark reasons (they are sponsored by RedHat, but not a Red Hat product). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyro Posted March 6, 2008 Share Posted March 6, 2008 think its system, its been years i handled rhel . TheOne! >> Try to check http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/rhel-centos-f...-configuration/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markwolfe Veteran Posted March 6, 2008 Veteran Share Posted March 6, 2008 I'm not sure, either, but the official RedHat site shows "redhat-config-network" in their source RPMs for RHEL3 ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/3/en/os/i386/SRPMS/ If one doesn't work, try the other (or use the GUI to find the network settings info that kyro pointed to). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The One! Posted March 6, 2008 Author Share Posted March 6, 2008 i'm in the GUI mode. lets give it a try :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The One! Posted March 8, 2008 Author Share Posted March 8, 2008 when i put the linux machine in my local network with 192.168.0.5 it can ping other computers. but, when i set real IP like 202.1.1.1 nothing happens. cannot even browse web pages. what i'm doing wrong ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markwolfe Veteran Posted March 8, 2008 Veteran Share Posted March 8, 2008 Did you just pick an IP address out of thin air and change your IP address? Or are you saying that you have your IP address as assigned by your router, and are fine on your home LAN, but cannot get out beyond the router? :unsure: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The One! Posted March 8, 2008 Author Share Posted March 8, 2008 when i assigne the real IP on a Windows PC its good to go on the internet but when i try with the Linux PC nothing happens. firewall is turned off from the router. for more details : we have 5 real IP. for example 202.1.1.1 to 202.1.1.5. I have also followed the link which 'kyro' gave it but still it didn't worked. cannot ping rest of the real IP as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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