On Sun, Oct 30, 2011 at 3:59 PM, Sachin Divekar <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > 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 > to configure network settings permanently you need to edit /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 -- regards, Sachin -- http://mm.ilug-bom.org.in/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
