Re: Wireless Samba networking - newbie

On Mon, 30 Jan 2006 14:25:01 +1100, Doug Laidlaw wrote:

It's not hard to set up a simple network. If you only have a few
computers, then you can configure them all with fixed ip addresses in a
private range (192.168.0.x will do). To fix the ip address on a Debian
box, edit /etc/networks/interfaces. I don't know what it is for Mandriva,
it will be something similar. To fix the ip address in Windows, right
click on My Network Places and select properties. Then chose the network
connection, and again select properties.


Dan


> I am a fairly experienced Win98 and Linux operator, but have never set up
> a network. The first time any networking knowledge came in handy was a
> few years back, when I was trying to help my wife fix her POS, and the
> shop girl had inadequate permissions. My machine is mostly Mandriva 2006.
>
> My wife wants to buy a laptop with Windows XP and network it to mine.
> Pretty well all laptops on sale have wireless networking installed, and
> there is no convenient way to install cables.
>
> It is probably a hard question to answer, but is this something I could
> set up myself, or should I call in a professional? They all seem to talk
> Windows, anyway.
>
> Doug.

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