Network Setup Guide?

[halw]

Looking for a good single source that walks through the setup of a home network using Kubuntu. Looking to share printers between systems. One wired, several wireless connections.

This will be an all Linux network.

TIA

[lec2004]

Re: Network Setup Guide?

what exactly is your experience with networking? if you set up a windows network in the past it is similar, most of the time plug and play.

[halw]

Re: Network Setup Guide?

I've set up a windows network with few issues previously. Problem I'm having is seeing other pc's on the linux network.

Probably missing something easy but can't figure out where.

Hints if anyone has them.

[jamesr]

Re: Network Setup Guide?

Hi,

Are you getting the addresses by DHCP from a router or is it set up statically. I personally setup a hosts file (/etc/hosts) that link the router information ie HEX addresses to named files but most of my linux boxes are the servers etc. But if your network is relatively stable the file does not need changing frequently.

ashteq@Ashteq:~$ sudo nano /etc/hosts
Password:

 GNU nano 1.3.12       File: /etc/hosts                 

127.0.0.1    localhost
127.0.1.1    Ashteq.oawh2.on.cogeco.ca    Ashteq

192.168.123.90     Delly  # X/Ubuntu server 6.10 + X
# 192.168.123.91    Tubby  # Xubuntu server 6.06 Backup
192.168.123.99     HUBA  # printer server
192.168.123.100     AlphaStation
192.168.123.101     Tower1A
192.168.123.102     Tubby  # Backup Server
# 192.168.123.103        Kubuntu

# The following lines are desirable for IPv6 capable hosts
::1   ip6-localhost ip6-loopback
fe00::0 ip6-localnet
ff00::0 ip6-mcastprefix
ff02::1 ip6-allnodes
ff02::2 ip6-allrouters
ff02::3 ip6-allhosts

                [ Read 18 lines ]
^G Get Help ^O WriteOut ^R Read File ^Y Prev Page ^K Cut Text ^C Cur Pos
^X Exit   ^J Justify  ^W Where Is ^V Next Page ^U UnCut Text^T To Spell

^X
ashteq@Ashteq:~$

You can use other approaches including samba as a DNS host but I find this is the easiest to set up and test out.