Basic of Linux Networking Setup

Basic of Linux Networking Setup Required Information To enable networking, you must configure your network interface card or cards with an IP address and netmask. The kernel must have support for your cards compiled in, either as modular support or direct support. If you don 't have kernel support read the sections about the kernel and how to compile it. To set your cards up, do the following. In my example my network is 192.168.1.0, IP=192.168.1.100, broadcast=192.168.1.255, netmask=255.255.255.0, gateway-192.168.1.1, nameserver=192.168.1.10. 1. Deter mine yo ur mac hines I P addres s fro m your n etwor k admin istr ator 2. Your net work mas k. This de termi nes which p orti on of the IP ad dress s pecif ies the subnetwork number and which portion specifies the host. Class C (most networks) 255.255.255.0 Class B 255.255.0.0 3. Your net work addr ess which is you r IP addr ess bit wi se anded wi th the net work mask. Ex: IP: 192.168.1.100 Ma sk: 255. 255.255. 0 Net Addr:: 192.168.1.0 4. Your br oadcas t addre ss. Us ed to br oadcast packet s to eve ry mach ine on y our subnet. Ex: IP: 192.168.1.100 Ma sk: 255. 255.255. 0 Net Addr: 192.168.1.255 5. Your ga teway a ddress . The address of the ma chine t hat is your ga teway t o the outside world. In many cases: Ex: IP: 192.168.1.100 Gateway: 192.168.1.1 Your nameserver address. Translates host names into IP addresses. 192.168.1.10

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Basic of Linux Networking Setup