Re: kubuntu ethernet setup help, please

justin.seiferth@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
I hope this reply isn't insulting- however you'll need to have a
switch, I guess that may or may not be obvious. Kunbunu, like MS
Windows XP assumes you are using DHCP- that is it looks for a server to
get it's IP address from. (Ubuntu- pls change this or add the option
for a manual setting during install). So, to work as I suspect you are
trying to setup after checking to see that the "lights are on" and
there's a hardware level recognition of the card being detected and the
cable being present you'll have to go into System Settings on the
Kunbuntu menu and then go into Administrator mode. If you are just
trying to network the computers together you'll need to manually set
the internet address. As others have suggestions, try 192.168.2.X where
X is two different numbers for the two computers. Avoid X==1 since
that's usually used for the "gateway" to the internet. No using the two
internet addresses the computers should be able to see (ping) one
another.

If not or you want to hook them up to reach the outside world you'll
have to configure a gateway and a name server- these are manual options
you'll need to determine from your router setup or set the router up to
serve as a DHCP server and ignore the advice above as these settings
will be gleaned from the router.

me


Thanks for your help, and no it isn't insulting.
Firstly, does it make any difference if I used 192.168.1.x instead of 192.168.2.x?
I tried the first example and it pinged from both directions. However, I had to switch my setting from manual back to automatic to get the internet to work. Which is what you were saying earlier. However, even with that I got nothing when I looked in Network places on one computer and on the second computer, a pop-up that stated the Zerconf daemon (mdnsd)was not present or running, something like that. Do you know what that might mean? I sense that it is important and might need to be on the top of my list of things to fix.
Secondly, I am not clear on what a router is. I use a ethernet hub to connect the two computers. How do I configure a gateway do I need to access information from my KPPP dialer for this? The nameserver is that my internet provider or workgroup? In Zeroconf is there any fields that need to be filled? And how is Zeroconf relevant to what I am trying to do. Which is to make a home network which allows simple sharing and internet access for both computers?

Thank you in advance
Still learning
Chris
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