Getting net to work

[Dark Nuker]

I've tried using net and I just can't figure out how to get it to work in my browser. I'm using Epiphany browser at the moment (i'll get a new browser once I have net working) and every time I open it, it says "Cannot load document whilst working offline" so I go to File and uncheck the "work offline", then it says website can't be found. How do I get net to work? I'm very new to linux, so please tell me step by step so I don't get lost. A general description will probably be over my head at this point. Also, is there a way I can get the browser to stop going into "offline" mode every time I open it? Big thanks to all who answer. Also, not sure if it matters or not, but I'm using a somewhat older version of GNU (gNewSense) Linux.

[GNU-Fan]

First of all, we need to make sure your networking hardware has been detected and set up properly. Post the manufacturer and the model and also give us the output of "ifconfig" (executed as root).

[Dark Nuker]

Well, I do know my network devices are usable because my system was running windows 98 (I'm using an actual win98 system) and the net worked on it just fine. I tried "ipconfig" in the terminal as root, it didn't work. I tried using several IP command options, none worked. I must be using them wrong. Is there a way I can look up the hardware info using linux without busting into the computer shell?

[L4Linux]

The command in Linux is ifconifg.
Did you put exactly the same settings as in windows?(dhcp or static ip, gateway, dns and proxy server)

[Kieren]

The command you need is ifconfig in Linux. (It stands for inferface configuration)

[Dark Nuker]

I did the ifconfig command and it worked. My info as follows..
Link encap:Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1
RX packets:1904 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:1904 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:95200 (92.9KB) TX bytes:95200 (92.9KB)

I have no idea what any of that means. I only assume "inet addr" may be the IP I'm currently using and I know the "Mask" is the subnet mask, but that's all. So, using that, what do I need to change and how?

[L4Linux]

Link encap:Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0

This means that you have not set up a connection. Now i confused you, right?
127.0.0.1 is the local interface that is used for several rasons by applications.(for example, if you set up apache web server you can see your pages at 127.0.0.1)
Which distribution are you using? You must set up a connection and configure it with the same parameters as in windows.

[Dark Nuker]

I assume by distribution, you mean what version of Linux am I using. I'm using GNU (gNewSense) Linux. It's a somewhat older version though. And I'm not fully sure specifically what the network settings of the system were when it ran win98 because I brought the system home from the company I work for and the system was on there network set up to there specific standards. I never looked into all the exact settings. I figured it would be similar to windows where you can take a computer and put it on a separate network and just edit the network settings.

[L4Linux]

From what i saw on Google, gnewsense is based on Ubuntu, so:
Go to System->Administration->Network
You should see "Wired connection". Select it, click Properties and un-check roaming mode. Then select dhcp if you are at home. If you are at work and use static ip, put the configuration there. Last, if you are using proxy, you must configure your browser to use it.

[Dark Nuker]

I went to System>Administration>Network but there's no "wired connections" or anything like that in there. There's 4 tabs..Connections, General, DNS, Hosts. The Connections tab has a Properties button next to it which I tried to use, but it won't let me save the properties even after I've modified them because the "Ok" button is always grayed out. So, the only option it ever gives me is "Cancel". The properties have to do with the modem and the kind of connection it allows to the net. Not sure if that is what I need or not. I'd think it is. The General tab contains Host and Domain name. DNS tab contains DNS Servers and Search Domains and the Hosts tab contains IP Addresses and Aliases.