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I somehow stumbled through setting up my network connection, but I have
MANY questions...

First, where can I find the Ethernet HOW-TO so I can try to figure
things out for myself

Second, my computer uses DHCP, how can i figure out my IP address? Is
there a utility linux like ipconfig for NT?

Thanks,

Steve

1. Should be in /usr/doc/HOWTO (or somewhere around there), assuming
that all the documentation was installed during setup.  If not:
www.linux.org has links to the Linux Documentaion Project where the
HOWTO is also at online.

2. You just want to find out what IP was assigned to you via DHCP?  Just
type:  ifconfig.  Or are you trying to do this in NT?  I've never used
NT, but W95 has a program called winipcfg.exe that does this.

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Sorry to ask so soon... I figured them out. Who would have guessed
"ifconfig"? What's the "f"?

Steve

if=InterFace.

You can also get your main IP address with "hostname -i", but ifconfig
gives you the IP address that _each_ interface responds to, if you're on
multiple networks (like Ethernet and PPP).

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lololol... ooooooooo gosh this was amusing!

Quote:> I somehow stumbled through setting up my network connection, but I have
> MANY questions...

> First, where can I find the Ethernet HOW-TO so I can try to figure
> things out for myself

go to http://www.linux.org/help and check under howtos.  

Quote:> Second, my computer uses DHCP, how can i figure out my IP address? Is
> there a utility linux like ipconfig for NT?

winipcfg in nt, ifconfig in linux.

H

"free"?  I don't know!!  :-)

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-John Wolanski
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Sorry, but it's ipconfig in nt, winipcfg in win95/98, and ifconfig in
linux...

Ronny