newbie in linux-configuring internet connection

[lezana07]

hello guys

Im a newbie in linux centOS
I want to configure my internet connection(dhcp)
how will I do that?

[jayd512]

Welcome to LinuxForums!

Depends... are you wanting wired or wireless?
If wired, should be as easy as booting up and getting online.
If wireless, take a look at this page and start a thread in the Wireless Section with the output of the commands listed.

[lezana07]

hello their
I will used as wired. so how will I put my dns or ip address?tnx
In the terminal.

[jayd512]

I'm sorry... in your first post you said DHCP, which is an auto assigned IP address.
If you want to set a static address and gateway, you can follow this walk-through:
How to Configure Static IP Address On Linux

[lezana07]

oh sorry
I starving when I post that 1.
how will I put my IP and yah, the gateway.
I have some background
If Im correct

In terminal
cd/etc/ls
cd/ls
cat resolv.conf

Am I wrong?

[jayd512]

I'm very sorry...
I don't know what I was doing... but I posted the wrong link entirely. I've edited my post to reflect the correct one.
Now you'll see a how-to for configuring your network on CentOS.

By the way, the resolv.conf file only shows the DNS servers that you are using, whether set statically or DHCP.

[jsgriff]

I've followed the steps from the link in this post. After running ifup eth0 I try to ping my gateway address abd I get
From <gateway> icmp_seq=2 Destination Host Unreachable
From etc. etc.

When I type "route" I get a kernel routing table that looks correct to me. Its only
configured for my eth0 device.

When I type arp I get :
Address HWType HWadress Flags Mask Iface
<gateway-ipaddr> (incomplete) eth0


Any ideas what to try to get the connection working ?
Thanks.