Subject: Re: RTFM Resources Wanted & networking & KDE Help
From: perry (pm_perry@pacbell.net)
Date: Sun Jul 01 2001 - 22:03:53 MDT
Hi Ted,
Let me offer a couple more thoughts to get your network up:
From Root login, KDE: go to Settings, then Network, then LAN (or there
might be another option like "Network Configuration"). (I'm in user mode at
the moment myself and can't look at my network settings). When you get to
where your IP info is stored, it shouldn't be much different from a TCP/IP
control panel for a LAN in the Mac environment. You fill in the blanks and
change any info which you KNOW is wrong.
Besides the info I mentioned earlier (router = 192.168.1.1; netmask =
255.255.255.0), you may need to give your Host machine a name and it should
have the Host IP address of 127.0.0.1; nicknames might include "localhost"
& yourhostname.localdomain
Interface IP Proto
Atboot Active
------ -------- ----- ------ -----
lo 127.0.0.1 none
yes active
eth0 192.168.1.2 static
yes active
I would avoid using DHCP and choose static option because many people have
reported problems with DHCP. Besides this information, you must enter DNS
numbers provided by your ISP. Otherwise, probably safe to leave unknown
items blank. That should cover it? (Sorry I'm not looking at my own
configuration settings, but if you have further trouble, feel free to write
to me directly.)
In the above example, 192.168.1.2 is the server, and 192.168.1.1 would be
the router address. This is typical stuff and I'm leaving out all details
about the numbers, just telling you something I feel confident will work
for you.
If you don't have a router, then it is simpler and perhaps I've given too
much info. Just use "gateway" and IP addresses given by your ISP.
I'm actually writing to you from a server running Redhat as my own Mac had a
hard drive failure, so I'm trying to give you advice based on what I
remember about YDL. There was a bug, as I recall in the KDE Help which
disabled the normal functioning for me. That's why I gave those odd
instructions about how to access some of the manuals. On this Redhat
system, I have no problem running KDE Help. Ordinarily, it would be quite
simple: KDE Help, then Applications Manuals, then System, then Internet
Configuration and you would have tons of relevant info. Try that from the
left KDE Help panel, it might work for you?
regards,
perry phillips
Ted Goranson wrote:
> At 3:29 PM -0700 7/1/01, perry wrote:
> >Just a reminder: you aren't going to be able to make changes to your
> >network configurations as a "user"--you must be in root mode or at the
> >"super user" prompt in order to make those sorts of changes. Log in as
> >Root. So if you don't have access suddenly to Network Configuration
> >panels from within KDE or other GUIs, that is, perhaps, why?
>
> Thank you.
>
> >How complex is your network? Your router, if you have one, might have a
> >"gateway" address, typically, of 192.168.1.1. Netmask, typically
> >255.255.255.0. And then you need to provide some DNS or name server
> >addresses usually provided by your ISP. The individual IP addresses on
> >your LAN might be, typically, 192.168.1.2 for the first machine, and for
> >the next, 192.168.1.3, and so on.
>
> My setup is wondrously simple. Ethernet which can use a DCHP server
> at 192.168.1.1 or take a fixed address (I would use 192.168.1.130 to
> make it easy to ftp to). Problem is I haven't a clue where to enter
> this info.
>
> >I MUST CORRECT what I said earlier:
> >any program you have installed has documentation from KDE HELP in
> >file:/usr/share/doc/ ...(not usr/docs). As I said, click on the life
> >preserver ICON--From the KDE Help window, .you will need to TRUNCATE the
> >address so that it ends with ....doc/ and hit Return. You will see that
> >you have MANY manuals at your disposal.
>
> This is great info. Many thanks. Wonder why it is hidden so? --
> Certainly culture shock for a Mac fellow. However, the two apps I
> suspect are relevant are LISa and network configurator (netconfig?).
> These don't seem to be among the apps documented in this trove.
>
> Many thanks for the attention.
>
> Best, Ted
>
> --
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