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- Install isolated/simple network from scratch
- Introduction
-
- Many people would like to try some networking with _L_i_n_u_x without havĀ”
- ing to learn much. The intend audience of the _L_i_n_u_x_c_o_n_f feature are
- people who want to evaluated a small network of _L_i_n_u_x machines (2-3)
- just to get a feel of its networking capabilities.
-
- 11.. PPiicckk aa nnaammee
-
- _L_i_n_u_x_c_o_n_f has the definition for a simple network with predefined
- names. You pick a different name on each machine and that's it.
-
- The only requirement is a working Ethernet adaptor. _L_i_n_u_x_c_o_n_f will
- tell you right away if you don't have one (or if _L_i_n_u_x does not see
- one because it does not have the proper driver loaded).
-
- 22.. AAnndd tthheenn
-
- Once you have done this, you may quit _L_i_n_u_x_c_o_n_f and it will prompt
- you. It will tell you that something has to be done in order to make
- effective the configuration you have done. Tell it to apply the
- changes.
-
- Once you have configured the other machine in your "test" network, you
- can start to experiment.
-
- here is a small guideline. Give it a try!
-
- sect1>Can you ping it ?
-
- Check that each machines can be reach through the network. Use the
- the command ppiinngg.
-
- ping machine
-
- Once you can "ppiinngg" a machine, the rest should follow nicely.
-
- 22..11.. DDooiinngg ssoommee tteellnneett and ffttpp
-
- Try to log in the other computers using telnet. You may want to create
- some user account with _L_i_n_u_x_c_o_n_f.
-
- 22..22.. CCrreeaattiinngg aa ffiillee sseerrvveerr
-
- Select one machine as the server. Using _L_i_n_u_x_c_o_n_f, using the menu
- nneettwwoorrkkiinngg//eexxppoorrtteedd ffiillee--ssyysstteemmss, make available to some machine one
- subdirectory, say //ttmmpp. Quit _L_i_n_u_x_c_o_n_f and it will ask you if you
- want to activate the configuration changes. Let it do it.
-
- Now you have a file server.
-
- 22..33.. AAcccceessssiinngg tthhee sseerrvveerr
-
- With _L_i_n_u_x_c_o_n_f, using the menu ffiillee--ssyysstteemmss//nnffss vvoolluummee select the //ttmmpp
- directory from the server and select //sseerrvveerr as the mount point.
-
- Save this configuration and quit Linuxconf. Do the command
-
- mount -a
-
- and go into the directory //sseerrvveerr. You should see file in the /tmp
- directory of the server.
-
- 33.. CCoonncclluussiioonn
-
- Giving you a full tour of _L_i_n_u_x networking is be-hong the scope of
- this help. Making it easy (easier ?) is the goal of _L_i_n_u_x_c_o_n_f though.
- Comments are welcome. Please direct them to
-
- Jacques Gelinas
- jacques@solucorp.qc.ca
-
-