Setting up network

[Volker Kindermann]

Hi Bill,


> I just got a FC2 computer up and running.  It is attached to a small 
> home network which is attached to the internet by DSL.  The linux 
> computer connects to the internet and operates perfectly.  My problem
> is that it does not see any of the computer on the net work.  How can
> I configure the computer to see the other computers.


ok, second try. So your DSL-Modem connects to the router and the router
has connections to each pc? Every PC is able to connect to the internet?
Your FC2 pc is not the router.

If the answer to all these questions is "yes" then we'll go on by
defining what you mean by "see another computer on the net".

One very basic test is the mentioned "ping". It's a small packet (called
echo request) which is sent over the network to other machines. If they
get it, they will answer with a echo reply and you can be sure that
these machines have a network connection.

To do this, click "Start -> Run" on one Windows box and type "cmd" in
the field. Then a commandline opens. There you can type "ipconfig /all"
and you get output which contains the ip-address of this computer.

On the FC2 machine start a xterm and you'll get a similar looking
commandline-window. There you can type: "ping ip.addr.of.win" where
ip.addr.of.win is the ip-address of the windows computer. If you get
responses, then the basic network link is working.

And we are back at our initial question what you mean by saying "see the
other computers on the network".

But one step after another, as long as the ping requests doesn't get
answered we needn't look any further.


 -volker