Nine 'easy' steps to setup your @Home network under Mandrake
Written by: Dim
1. Run 'DrakConf' from Xwindows or linuxconf or netconf (either one works)
2. Click on 'Network Configuration'
3. Under 'Client tasks' tab, click 'Basic host information'
4. Under 'Host name' tab input 'ccXXXXX-a'
5. Under 'Adaptor 1' tab:
Config mode: Manual
Primary name + domain: wsbrnk1.md.home.com
Aliases (opt): don't have to put anything here, it will input itself
later
IP address: you IP here
Netmask (opt): 255.255.255.0
Net device: eth0
Kernel module: ne (NE2000 is my Network Card)
I/O port (opt): 0x240 (If you're not sure about this, you can check it
from going to My Computer, Devide Manager, select your NIC, Properties,
and find your NIC 'nput/Output Range' number (it's the first 4 numbers)
from Windows)
Irq (opt): 11 (you can also find out your NIC's IRQ by doing same as
above)
6. Now back to Network configurator, 'Name server specification (DNS)'
7. 'IP of name server 1' - xx.x.xxx.xx
'IP of name server 2' - @home usually has 2 DNS servers
8. Back to network configurator again, now the 'Routing and gateways'
button
9. Click on 'Set' (it's the first button) and input your Gateway IP
That's all you need to do, Quit, Quit and Activate changes.
Good luck with it
- Dim
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