Re: Vector-Linux -- PCMCIA Networking for dummies

From: Conny (NOSPAMuncurbed_at_swipnet.se)
Date: 12/09/04 

Date: Thu, 09 Dec 2004 18:53:23 GMT

"Poisson Radieux" <poisson_radieux@yahoo.com> skrev i meddelandet
news:ae4ce6b1.0412091043.78d81cb6@posting.google.com...
> Hello to all
>
> Sorry to start a new thread, but --I'm using Google groups -- the
> 'reply' function seems not to be working at the moment. So I just copy
> and paste the previous messages below. I KNOW that's not the way it's
> supposed to work, but flame me if you want :-)
>
> To answer Conny who kindly offered his/her help, yes, the PCMCIA
> services are working, and my card is recognized. So it is just a
> problem of configuration. I don't need two ethernet cards in the XP
> box, since my modem is an USB one. The XP box is properly configured:
> in fact, I had previously installed a Mandrake 9.2, and
> internet-sharing was perfectly working.
>
> So my question remains valid, I guess: how should I fill the
> "network.opts" file properly? I already specified:
> IPADDR="192.168.0.4" (address I wish to give to my Linux laptop)
> NETMASK="255.255.255.0" (of course)
> NETWORK="192.168.0.0" (is it correct?)
> GATEWAY="192.168.0.1" (address of the XP box)
>
>
> Is there anything else I should specify?
>
> Thanks in advance for any subsequent help.
>

Take a look and see if you have the 'resolve.conf' file in /etc/ , if not
,create one and put in the lines:

#begin

nameserver 192.168.0.1
search

#end

Is the XP-box acting like a DHCP server? If it is you may get an IP
automaticly.

What is the output for: 'ifconfig' on the Linux box?

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