Three newbie questions

[Christoph Georgi]

Try and look at the confiuration of any windows Box using ipconfig as 
Dave wrote.. It should state a Gateway IP Address. You have to use the 
same for Ubuntu.. If that's not the case, what does your manual for 
Windows Boxes say? Usually you can configure similar stuff at Linux..

christoph

Judy & Lindsay Roberts wrote:
> The PC's are connected by cable to a HUB.  The DSL is also connected to the
> Hub (Not a specific PC) - therefore I think neither PC is a server, just
> running Windows Home Network, sharing Printer, Files and DSL.
> 
> Do I therefore rethink the DHCP setting thing?
> 
> (The DSL came with setup instructions for Windows, but no other OS.  DSL is
> Dynalink RTA210)
> 
> 
> 
>>>2) I use DSL via a home network attached to a Windows PC.   How do I set
>>>up my Ubuntu network, what settings etc.?
>>>
>>>3) Will Ubuntu find my DSL through the Windows Home network?  Any
>>>suggestions on how to achieve this would be appreciated.
>>>
>>>Greeting from a warm Taumarunui in NZ
>>>_____________________________________________
>>>
>>
>>ad 2)
>>I suppose you are using the Win Box as a gateway for you DSL
>>connection?! In that case you have to tell Ubuntu the IP of the Gateway
>>Computer:
>>
>>Computer -> System Configuration -> Networking
>>
>>Open the "Properties" of your Ethernet Device
>>
>>Configuration: Manually
>>IP Adress: <whatever you need for your network>
>>Subnetmask: <whatever you need for your network>
>>Gateway address: <IP of your Win Box>
>>
>>In order to find the Gateway address look at the output of "ipconfig" as
>>Dave suggested (Default Gateway it's called).
>>
>>ad 3)
>>Ubuntu will only find your DSL connection if you are using DHCP, as all
>>the IPs you usually have to configure manually (see above) are
>>configured automatically. This implies of cause that you have a DHCP
>>server running on your Windows PC.
>>
>>christoph
>>
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