--- In LINUX_Newbies@yahoogroups.com, Scott <scottro@...> wrote:
>
> On Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 06:53:06PM -0000, brusberri wrote:
> > Sorry to disturb you guys i just need some quick tips if possible.
> >
> >
>
> > In my job as a software consultant almost daily i step into Linux servers (mostly if not all RH Enterprises 3, 4, 5 and some Fedora) on small networks which are not open to the internet.
> >
> > i need this connection for my job and i rarely have access to the system administrators of my company as i mostly work on remote, and they are engulfed too!
> >
> > of course i know the ip address of the server, of the router and of the proxy, if any (rarely the case). i can also copy the DNS and whatever from the windows machines in the network, i suppose.
> >
> > the problem is i don't know where to put this informations in order to access the internet (only strictly CLI commands and scripts please, there are no GUI on those machines).
>
> I'm not quite sure what you mean. You're at the machine and it has to
> reach the Internet or you have to reach the machine from the Internet?
I'm at the machine and it has to reach the internet, through a network which is already working online.
I see some very precious stuff here, thank you a lot, really.
I will work at it asap and i let you know.
i'm really gratefull
cheers
brusberri
>
> To find out current ip address
>
> ifconfig -a
>
> Which will give you information on all cards in the machine.
>
> To see the gateway
>
> route -n
>
> Usually the first and last lines both show the gateway. Not sure how it
> works on RH3, but 4 and 5 should also show the gateway with
>
> cat /etc/sysconfig/network
>
> For DNS
>
> cat /etc/resolv.conf
>
> will show the settings.
>
> To edit a network connection, you should be able to use
>
> system-config-network-tui
>
> It's a curses based tool, so should show in terminal.
>
> This should enable you to configure interface, gateway and DNS.
>
> If I have misunderstood the question, apologies.
>
>
> --
> Scott Robbins
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