Just installed 9.1, need help with some things...

Justin33 · 10-30-2003, 08:34 PM

I have just installed 9.1, but I am not sure how to get my internet connection up and running. The information I gave the installer in the beggining (host, ip address, ect.) was obviously incorrect or something). I have no idea where to start and any help would be appreciated.

(I have a cable modem hooked up, no routers or anything)

also, just wondering... for the console, what is the equivilant of "c.."

xexix · 10-30-2003, 10:04 PM

First check if your ethernet card is up and running "cat /proc/interrupts" - there should be an eth0 entry. If that is so, then run "dhcpcd eth0" to automatically configure your ip address, route, and nameservers. Then ping some host on the internet "ping google.com".

I assume you are asking about the way the unix/linux file system is set up. There is no real equivalent of C:, D: ... All your files reside under "/" the root directory. You attach devices to (usually) empty folders within the file system, such as /mnt/cdrom, /mnt/floppy.

spurious · 10-30-2003, 10:15 PM

Well, Slackware is not a newbie-friendly distro, so you will need to RTFM and work with the console tools.

I assume that Slackware detected your ethernet card and automatically loaded the correct module when you installed it.

First thing is to run the ifconfig command (as root) to verify that your ethernet card is working. ifconfig should list your network interfaces. The first interface should be eth0, which is your ethernet card. The second interface is lo, which is your localhost "loopback" interface (which is not important to your internet access).

Your ethernet card settings are defined under /etc/rc.d/rc.inet1. Look for the following section:

Code:

# Edit these values to set up your first Ethernet card (eth0):
#IPADDR="192.168.123.198"  # REPLACE with YOUR IP address!
#NETMASK="255.255.255.0" # REPLACE with YOUR netmask!
# Or, uncomment the following lines to set up eth0 using DHCP:
USE_DHCP=yes
# If your provider requires a DHCP hostname, uncomment and edit below:
#DHCP_HOSTNAME="CCHOSTNUM-A"

Follow the instructions in the comments; if your ISP assigns a DHCP address, then uncomment "USE_DHCP=yes". Restart the rc.inet1 script by running (as root): /etc/rc.d/rc.inet1 restart

Ensure that your ISP's DNS server addresses are defined in your /etc/resolv.conf file e.g.
nameserver 12.34.56.78

Regarding your question: "also, just wondering... for the console, what is the equivilant of 'c..' " If you're looking for the C programming language, then gcc is the usual C compiler; but if you're wondering "where is the C:\ drive?", then you've got a lot of reading to do ... check out the Linux Cookbook, in my sig.