setting up redhat/xp pro network (quick question)

I am using xp pro as the host (connected to the internet). What I want
to know is what ip addresses do i use? When I use netconfig I am asked
to put in an ip address. Is this the ip address for the network card I
get from ifconfig? The howto says I should use an address range of
class A B or C when connected to the internet? Does this mean I pick a
random address within the range?
Is this what goes into netconfig?

My isp gives me a non-static ip address. If I'm connected to the
internet on the xp pro machine and networked to it using redhat (pretty
plain network using 3com card) what ip addresses do I need to set up
where and what are they?

I just want to get to the stage where I can ping the xp pro machine.

I'm flailing round a bit - just a quick question.

Within network configuration on redhat the eth0 connection status is
'active'.
I have clicked to statically set up the ip adresses on the general tab
when I edit the device.

The manual ip address settings I have given are address: 192.168.1.2
Subnet mask 255.255.255.0
default gateway address 192.168.1.254

I can't ping this box from xp pro. It times out.

When I go through the network wizard on the xp pro machine it doesn't
give me a new network connection tried this twice with reboot as it
said.

I could phone microsoft at about £60 an hour or I could ask ask all of
you (-:

The plan is to get me network up and running and then dispose of
windows completely.
every hour i am closer i can sense it

whoops
paul fraser is tronic

On 16 Jun 2005 19:43:18 -0700, tronic5572 wrote:
> Within network configuration on redhat the eth0 connection status is
> 'active'.
> I have clicked to statically set up the ip adresses on the general tab
> when I edit the device.
>
> The manual ip address settings I have given are address: 192.168.1.2
> Subnet mask 255.255.255.0
> default gateway address 192.168.1.254
>
> I can't ping this box from xp pro. It times out.

you ping by box name or ip address?

Assuming both boxes are connedted to a switch/hub, I assume you have
almost the same settings found on XP in CMD with the command
ipconfig /all

> When I go through the network wizard on the xp pro machine it doesn't
> give me a new network connection tried this twice with reboot as it
> said.

Well, that would indicate you will not be pinging anyone until that works.

It also indicates you need to ask questions in an Microsoft news
group.

>
> I could phone microsoft at about £60 an hour or I could ask ask all of
> you (-:

You have, but this is a linux newsgroup not Microsoft.

> The plan is to get me network up and running and then dispose of
> windows completely.
> every hour i am closer i can sense it

Please read http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

This will give you an idea of gateway ip address.
http://groups.google.com/advanced_group_search
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On Thu, 16 Jun 2005 22:10:46 -0500, Bit Twister wrote:
> On 16 Jun 2005 19:43:18 -0700, tronic5572 wrote:
>> Within network configuration on redhat the eth0 connection status is
>> 'active'.
>> I have clicked to statically set up the ip adresses on the general tab
>> when I edit the device.
>>
>> The manual ip address settings I have given are address: 192.168.1.2
>> Subnet mask 255.255.255.0
>> default gateway address 192.168.1.254
>>
>> I can't ping this box from xp pro. It times out.
>
> you ping by box name or ip address?
>
> Assuming both boxes are connedted to a switch/hub, I assume you have
> almost the same settings found on XP in CMD with the command
> ipconfig /all
>
>> When I go through the network wizard on the xp pro machine it doesn't
>> give me a new network connection tried this twice with reboot as it
>> said.
>
> Well, that would indicate you will not be pinging anyone until that works.
>
> It also indicates you need to ask questions in an Microsoft news
> group.
>
>>
>> I could phone microsoft at about £60 an hour or I could ask ask all of
>> you (-:
>
> You have, but this is a linux newsgroup not Microsoft.
>
>> The plan is to get me network up and running and then dispose of
>> windows completely.
>> every hour i am closer i can sense it
>
> Please read http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>
> This will give you an idea of gateway ip address.
> http://groups.google.com/advanced_group_search
> (E-Mail Removed)lid

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