How to create a network between 2 fedora computers?

[Jeff Vian]

Patrick Boutilier wrote:

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> Ow Mun Heng wrote:
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>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Coume - Lubox.com [mailto:coume.mailinglists at lubox.com]
>>> Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2004 5:10 PM
>>> To: Ow Mun Heng
>>> Cc: coume.mailinglists at lubox.com; fedora-list at redhat.com
>>> Subject: Re: How to create a network between 2 fedora computers?
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>>>> 1. Get a Cross Cable
>>>> 2. setup the Ips of both Pcs
>>>>     eg: pc1 -> 192.168.0.1/255.255.255.0
>>>>         pc2 -> 192.168.0.2/255.255.255.0
>>>> 3. bring up the interface if not up already.     /sbin/ifconfig 
>>>> eth0 up
>>>> 4. try pinging the box
>>>>     ping 192.168.0.2 (from pc1)
>>>> 5. That shouls be it..
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>>>> so exchange data, you could either try scp/ftp/samba/nfs
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>>> Hello,
>>> thxs for your quick answer.
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>>> Where do I have to set up the IP? is it in resolv.conf?
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>> YOu can try using
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>> /sbin/ifconfig eth0 192.168.0.1 netmask 255.255.255.0
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>> (actually you know what.. scratch that.. I forget..)
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>> use redhat-config-network
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>> to determine if you have a valid ip already.. try
>> /sbin/ifconfig eth1
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> Even easier:
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> ifcfg eth0 192.168.0.1/24
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> ifcfg eth0 192.168.0.2/24
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Not unless you have done something like "alias ifcfg=/sbin/ifconfig"   ;-)

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