On Sb, 04 iun 11, 02:31:28, Doug wrote: > > > I opened the suggested url, and read the following intro: "*Reader > Prerequisites*: To get the most from this > article, understand the following concepts before reading: basic > unix command line tools, text editors, > DNS, TCP/IP, DHCP, netmask, gateway" > > I'm not afraid of command line tools and I can use nano or pico, or > mc (yes, I've been around > since WordStar days)--vi is a problem--but some of the network terms > are not really clear > to me. The only one I'm sure of is netmask, but I'm not sure if > that is fixed to a machine or > that is the "dynamic" part of DHCP. Nor do I know where the "name" > in DNS comes from. > As you see, I wasn't kidding about knowing about networking.
Hello Doug,
I would suggest (in this order):
1. read on Wikipedia about all the terms above you don't understand
- ask questions here for anything you don't understand (be specific
and open a new thread for each question)
2. open a new thread with a good subject and describe exactly
- what computers you have (with OS and computer names if possible)
- what other hardware you have (printers and such)
- what network devices you have (including exact model)
- how are they all connected to each other
- what you want to achieve
Yes, it's not easy, but my impression is you don't want to be spoon-fed,
but instead really understand what you would be doing :)
Regards,
Andrei
P.S. Before you start, this is an excelent read
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
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