7/21/2008

Configure my Linux to connect through my home router

How to properly configure my Linux to connect through my home router?

If you're running a home network, in most cases, the internal IP, that is the IP address accessible to your computers would normally be 192.168.1.1 as a default. You could enable DHCP on your router and set your computers to, including the Linux computer to Obtain IP address automatically, and set your default gateway to 192.168.1.1. To set up Linux from KDE: Log in as root, in the systems menu select 'network device control', then select your card, click on the configure button, when the 'network device configurations' window appears, double click on your device, then the 'ethernet device' window will open, in that window make the following settings:

1. activate device when computer starts
2. automatically obtain IP address settings with DHCP
3. check the box 'Automatically obtain DNS information from provider.

Then restart the computer, and you should be up and going.

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