Three newbie questions

[Judy & Lindsay Roberts]

I have put in the settings as suggested.

I cant connect to the internet, likely because I haven't put in my ISP's
settings for the DSL.

Where do I insert those please?


> 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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