Hi Nick, this is what I have done, with no result. the network is working, as I can access the printers via swiftweasel, but I cannot get the computers to talk to each other. I obtained the ip address for the cards using a combination of ifconfig, under Ubuntu, and ipconfig under xp.
Nor can I ping the other computers. unfortunately, I am now at the end of my limited knowledge. regards Chris Thomas On Sun, 2008-11-23 at 09:06 +1300, Nick Rout wrote: > no difference between a router and a switch from this point of view. > > left click the network manager icon on the top panel > > click "manual configuration" > > "unlock" and fill in credentials > > click on the connection you want to fiddle with, click properties and > unclick "roaming mode" > > fill in the gaps. > > you'll also need to provide dns addresses in the obvious places > > > On Sat, Nov 22, 2008 at 6:54 PM, chris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Can anyone direct me to some information that can help me set up a LAN, > > using static ip numbers with a switch, not a router? > > > > there is a heap of information using DHCP, and using routers, but I have > > not been able to find anything using static numbers and a switch. > > > > this particular distro does not seem to like static ip numbers > > Regards Chris T > > > >
