Connecting my Linux box to the internet

[ian132]

I have just installed Red Hat Linux on one of my old computers so I can see how to use it and what features it has got! However I am having some trouble connecting this to the Internet.

I currently have an NTL set top box which is connected to a wireless hub and we have 3 laptops running of this hub (all wireless connections and running Windows XP)

I have connected my Linux box to this hub through the Ethernet port. Ive tried to set up the Internet on my Linux box, I used the wizard, choosing an Ethernet connection and then the appropriate hardware but when I try to activate my connection it cannot determine an IP address.

Should I be able to set this manually?

Im not familiar with the Red Hat GNOME so please try and explain anything is simply as possible!! lol!

Thanks a lot!

Ian

[lakerdonald]

Open up a terminal, and type:

su -
ifconfig eth0 up
dhcpcd eth0

[ian132]

ok, i tried that and it says:


DHCPCD: HOST NAME LOOKUP FAILURE

IFCONFIG: '--help' GIVES MORE INFORMATION

[lakerdonald]

what did you type exactly?

[ian132]

i tried it a few times

su - <pressed enter>
ifconfig eth0 up <pressed enter>
dhcpcd eth0 <pressed enter>

this gave a "bash" error

su - ifconfig eth0 up dhcpcd eth0 <pressed enter>

this said, su: ifconfig doesnt exist

then...

su - <pressed enter>
ifconfig eth0 up dhcpcd eth0 <pressed enter>

im sorry if im doing it wrong, i have had no experience before with command line interfaces!!

thanks

ian

[lakerdonald]

you did it correctly the first time. what was the bash error?

[ian132]

-bash: dhcpcd: command not found

[lakerdonald]

try:

dhclient eth0

[ian132]

its come up with a lot of text, what should i be looking for?

[lakerdonald]

what does ifconfig eth0 say?