help networking mandrake 8.1

[enrineer55]

ive been trying for weeks to network two linux machines. i admit that i know little about linux in general. what i cant seem to find is what to put in the boxes to configure the lan through the networking utility. i am hoping to get exact info to put in the boxes not (type in your ip address)

the first box gives me an option to statically asign ip addresses. i asign 192.168.0.2 to the first machine and 192.168.0.3 to the second. if i let the computers asign them automatically the system tells me the cards are down.

the next box is host name. i have 127.0.0.1 in there. found that no. at some site but have no idea wht to put for (localhost, local domain)

next dns server. i have 192.168.0.3 (192.168.0.2 second comp) again no clue.

next box gateway. i have 192.168.0.1

im sure that at some point these numbers are different for each machine

if someone could give me actual info to type into these boxes maybe then i could work from there.

i didnt think this would be easy but had no idea linux would have so little basic help but a lot of advanced information.

thanks in advance

pete

 

[n0cmonkey]

Are you using a cross over cable or hub just to network the two machines together or are you trying to connect them through something to get to the internet?

If you are doing the first enter:
ip #1: 192.168.0.2
ip #2: 192.168.0.3
dns server: dont need it
hostname #1: box1
hostname #2: box2
gateway: dont need one


If you are trying to connect to some isp or something Ill need more information about your network

 

[enrineer55]

ill start at the top. im trying to help a small business my son works for set up a router/ firewall to connect to the internet. they cant use icu because they need static addresses to also use a qnx system. everyone seems to think linux is a snap. my thoughts are that if i could get two linux boxes to connect at home i would have an idea as how to help these people out.

at this point im just trying to get two linux (mandrake 8.1) computers to see one another through a linksys hub that works in windows. one has a linksys lne100tx and the other a 3com etherlink3. both seem to be working as i can ping them from each other.

ive been at this for a couple of months now. im past the road rage stage and can see this is going to take time.

ill try your suggestions and see where it take me.

thanks alot

pete

 

[cleverhandle]

n0cmonkey gave you the basic setup - two different IP's, two different hostname, no DNS, no gateway. Now, you say the computers can ping one another. Okay, then they "see" one another in the simplest sense. What more are you expecting them to do, exactly? Doing much more than a ping will require configuring a service of some sort. Like, if you want to share files, you'll need NFS.

 

[Tiger]

These guys have you covered pretty well.
The only thing I'll add is that the addy 127.0.0.1 is the local loopback addy and reserved for that purpose.
Think one of the NIC's in your machines are going flaky just ping that addy on the suspected machine.

 

[n0cmonkey]

If the machines can ping each other, than you have succeeded.

 

[enrineer55]

thanks for the help. now i can see that my systems are connected. my next challenge will be to get samba to work. (edit the smb.conf file) of course the how to do this is missing. im not even sure its in there. the one i bring up seems to be a tutorial and settings combined.

and thanks again

pete