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2
Select
Ethernet built-in
from the
Connect via
list.
Figure 193
Macintosh OS 8/9: TCP/IP
3
For dynamically assigned settings, select
Using DHCP Server
from the
Configure:
list.
4
For statically assigned settings, do the following:
•
From the
Configure
box, select
Manually
.
•
Type your IP address in the
IP Address
box.
•
Type your subnet mask in the
Subnet mask
box.
•
Type the IP address of your Device in the
Router address
box.
5
Close the
TCP/IP Control Panel
.
6
Click
Save
if prompted, to save changes to your configuration.
7
Turn on your Device and restart your computer (if prompted).
Verifying Settings
Check your TCP/IP properties in the
TCP/IP Control Panel
window.
Macintosh OS X
1
Click the
Apple
menu, and click
System Preferences
to open the
System Preferences
window.
Figure 194
Macintosh OS X: Apple Menu
2
Click
Network
in the icon bar.
• Select
Automatic
from the
Location
list.
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• Select
Built-in Ethernet
from the
Show
list.
•
Click the
TCP/IP
tab.
3
For dynamically assigned settings, select
Using DHCP
from the
Configure
list.
Figure 195
Macintosh OS X: Network
4
For statically assigned settings, do the following:
•
From the
Configure
box, select
Manually
.
•
Type your IP address in the
IP Address
box.
•
Type your subnet mask in the
Subnet mask
box.
•
Type the IP address of your Device in the
Router address
box.
5
Click
Apply Now
and close the window.
6
Turn on your Device and restart your computer (if prompted).
Verifying Settings
Check your TCP/IP properties in the
Network
window.
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Linux
This section shows you how to configure your computer’s TCP/IP settings in Red Hat Linux 9.0.
Procedure, screens and file location may vary depending on your Linux distribution and release
version.
Note: Make sure you are logged in as the root administrator.
Using the K Desktop Environment (KDE)
Follow the steps below to configure your computer IP address using the KDE.
1
Click the Red Hat button (located on the bottom left corner), select
System Setting
and click
Network
.
Figure 196
Red Hat 9.0: KDE: Network Configuration: Devices
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Double-click on the profile of the network card you wish to configure. The
Ethernet Device
General
screen displays as shown.
Figure 197
Red Hat 9.0: KDE: Ethernet Device: General
•
If you have a dynamic IP address, click
Automatically obtain IP address settings with
and
select
dhcp
from the drop down list.
•
If you have a static IP address, click
Statically set IP Addresses
and fill in the
Address
,
Subnet mask
, and
Default Gateway Address
fields.
3
Click
OK
to save the changes and close the
Ethernet Device General
screen.
4
If you know your DNS server IP address(es), click the
DNS
tab in the
Network Configuration
screen. Enter the DNS server information in the fields provided.
Figure 198
Red Hat 9.0: KDE: Network Configuration: DNS
5
Click the
Devices
tab.
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Click the
Activate
button to apply the changes. The following screen displays. Click
Yes to save
the changes in all screens.
Figure 199
Red Hat 9.0: KDE: Network Configuration: Activate
7
After the network card restart process is complete, make sure the
Status
is
Active
in the
Network
Configuration
screen.
Using Configuration Files
Follow the steps below to edit the network configuration files and set your computer IP address.
1
Assuming that you have only one network card on the computer, locate the
ifconfig-eth0
configuration file (where
eth0
is the name of the Ethernet card). Open the configuration file with
any plain text editor.
•
If you have a dynamic IP address, enter
dhcp
in the
BOOTPROTO=
field.
The following figure
shows an example.
Figure 200
Red Hat 9.0: Dynamic IP Address Setting in ifconfig-eth0
•
If you have a static IP address, enter
static
in the
BOOTPROTO=
field. Type
IPADDR
= followed
by the IP address (in dotted decimal notation) and type
NETMASK
= followed by the subnet
mask. The following example shows an example where the static IP address is 192.168.1.10
and the subnet mask is 255.255.255.0.
Figure 201
Red Hat 9.0: Static IP Address Setting in ifconfig-eth0
DEVICE=eth0
ONBOOT=yes
BOOTPROTO=dhcp
USERCTL=no
PEERDNS=yes
TYPE=Ethernet
DEVICE=eth0
ONBOOT=yes
BOOTPROTO=static
IPADDR=
192.168.1.10
NETMASK=
255.255.255.0
USERCTL=no
PEERDNS=yes
TYPE=Ethernet
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