On Sun, Oct 30, 2011 at 3:47 PM, Sarfaraz Kazi <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 30 October 2011 15:39, Sachin Divekar <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > They bind your ethernet MAC id. So if you are already using their > > > > connection > > > > on > > > > windows box you need to set your windows mac in linux. > > > > > > > > > > > Please guide me on this part (setting the windows MAC). > > > > > > > So you are using SSV connection from another system running windows? > > > > I'm dual booting WinXP & Fedora 15. > to find mac in xp http://www.wikihow.com/Find-the-MAC-Address-of-Your-Computer > > > > Which Windows OS you are using? For the particular version of windows > > search for finding MAC/physical address of ethernet card. Note that > > address. > > Suppose this address is 11:22:33:44:55:66 > > > > enter following command in fedora: > > > > ifconfig eth0 hw ether 11:22:33:44:55:66 > > > > then again try to connect. > > > > > Got it, thanks! > > One more query, when you talk about setting up the network details in > Fedora, do you mean that I have to edit the /etc/networks file. The options > button in "Network Settings" is always disabled hence I'm not able to > change the network settings through GUI. Please guide. > I had used fedora long back. I don't know about ui. to configure network i.e. ip address, default gateway and dns settings enter following commands. ifconfig eth0 ip_address/cidr (to configure ip address) route add default gw default_gw (to set default gateway) vim /etc/resolv.conf -> put following lines nameserver dns_ip nameserver dns_second_ip you need to run these commands using sudo. -- Regards Sachin -- http://mm.ilug-bom.org.in/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
