networking help please. complete newbie :-)

kvidell ulist at gs1.ubuntuforums.org
Mon May 16 14:16:49 UTC 2005


Lee Jamieson Wrote: 
> Hi all,
> 
> I am trying to get my afore mentioned kubuntu box to talk to my xp
> box.  I dont know what the linux box's ip address is, and I'm not sure
> how to find it.  In XP I would use ipconfig from the command line, is
> there a equivalent command for linux?
> 
> I am using a onboard lan on my linux box. I think I can ping my
> windows box from linux, but can't do it the other way around.  All I
> want to do is get the internet up and running.
> 
> I apologise for repeating a question that's (I'm sure) been asked many
> times before.
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> Regards,
> 
> Lee Jamieson
> 
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The command you're looking for in linux is "ifconfig"

just run ifconfig from your terminal and it'll tell you the various ip
addresses of different interfaces on your system.

- Kev


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