[LUAU] Re: Linux networking

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Gurus on the LUAU List..

Could somebody please assist with this request since I am not an XP 
person and Fedora guys on this list know a lot more Linux than I do 
since I am a FreeBSD user.

Thanks,  Al Plant...
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William H. Jones II wrote:
> Capt. Al,
>  I was on the internet looking at some local linux pages (HOSEF, MPLUG, 
> etc...) and I came across your site.  Noticing that you are a webmaster, 
> I thought you may be able to answer a networking question of mine.  I've 
> tried to look at the documentation, but it's still very confusing for 
> me.  I am currently emloying a wired-wireless network.  In windows (XP 
> Pro and Media Center), everything works fine and all computers can "see" 
> each other.  However, in Linux, it's a different story.  We are 
> currently sharing a cable internet connection.  Basically, my 
> brother-in-law has the computer with MS Media Center.  His computer is 
> connected to the cable modem and the D-Link DI-624 wireless router.  My 
> desktop computer, running both Windows XP Pro and Fedora Core 3, has a 
> Belkin F5D7000 wireless adapter with the Hawkings Technology HST-1 range 
> extender.  My laptop, also running Windows XP Pro and Fedora Core 3, has 
> a D-Link DWL-G650.
>  I can access the internet using either OS, but am having problems 
> understand how to implement networking under Linux.  It should pretty 
> much be the same across most LInux distros, although BSD is most likely 
> different.  My question is this: do I simply need to add a route to the 
> other computer running Linux (the router assigns static IPs to both 
> computers via DCHP)?  In other words, can I simply do the following:?
> 
> route add -host <IP of other computer> wlan0
> 
> or would I have to do something else?  I guess I could just go ahead and 
> try it, but wanted to ask someone in advance, in case I screwed anything 
> up.
> 
> Thanks in advance for your reply,
> 
> William Jones
> BSCS at HPU (they only teach Windows) :(
> US Navy, Retired (22 years)
> 
> 


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