how to set up lan connection?

[janani]

hi,
i ve a laptop and a comp with fc4 installed.i want to set up lan connection between these two.i ve physically connected them using a cross cable.can anyone tell me the configurations or settings to be done using "internet connection wizard" to set up a lan beween the two machines?its urgent.plz reply...

[matonb]

Hi Janani,

You need to use system-config-network. You can view the system-config-network documentation with:

#firefox /usr/share/system-config-network/help/index.html

(the above assumes that the firefox browser is installed, which it might well not be in FC4, you can use any browser though)

You'll need a private IP Address for each machine (192.168.x.x is a good choice).

[guru999]

I have found a great description about setting up Lan and internet connection. It was discussed
very easily. And it was also working. i did the same thing,If you are facing the similar
problem i think you can solve this.
The link is:
xclusive4all: Set up Home or LAN network cable connection

xclusive4all: How to configure lan and internet connection