I am trying to set up one of the SuSE 9 Pro desktop pc's (called desktop2) as a server so the other pc's may print to the Epson C84 that is attached to it. I have been reading the manuals and searching the Net to discern the best way of getting that done. My brain is tied up in knots with NIS, NIS+, LDAP, DHCP, NTP, etc. I have observed that YaST fails to recognize the Netgear WGR614v2 router -- desktop2 -- destined to be a server is tied to it as is my notebook and another desktop (desktop2)-- and then the Netgear is tied to the DSL modem. Why would the Netgear appear to be transparent to YaST? I understand that I may need to make the router a DHCP server if I am to give the printer attached to desktop1 access to my notebook and desktop2. -- Thanks! & 73, doc kd4e West Central Florida Drake, Heathkit, Kenwood, TenTec, Yaesu Radio Life: http://www.gospelcom.net/twr/ Linux-Incompatible hardware is defective! USA Pres. Election 2004: http://www.rnc.org/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
On Saturday 24 April 2004 17:14, doc wrote:
I have observed that YaST fails to recognize the Netgear WGR614v2 router -- desktop2 -- destined to be a server is tied to it as is my notebook and another desktop (desktop2)-- and then the Netgear is tied to the DSL modem.
No, yast is not going to see "Recognize" the netgear. Yast's job is to configure YOUR COMPUTER not your router. It has no idea what else its connected to. To configure your router point your web browser to http://192.169.0.1/ and log in as admin with a password of what ever you set it as or what the manual says. (Usually "password"). Set up the router to supply dhcp services accepting all the defaults. Then go into yast and tell your linux box to use dhcp to obtain an ip and restart network services, (or take the windows way out and reboot). -- _____________________________________ John Andersen
* John Andersen
To configure your router point your web browser to http://192.169.0.1/ and log in as admin with a
typo John, 192.168.0.1
password of what ever you set it as or what the manual says. (Usually "password").
-- Patrick Shanahan Registered Linux User #207535 http://wahoo.no-ip.org @ http://counter.li.org HOG # US1244711
On Sunday 25 April 2004 04:47, Patrick Shanahan wrote:
* John Andersen
[04-25-04 00:29]: To configure your router point your web browser to http://192.169.0.1/ and log in as admin with a
typo John, 192.168.0.1
password of what ever you set it as or what the manual says. (Usually "password").
Good Catch Patrick... -- _____________________________________ John Andersen
John Andersen wrote:
On Sunday 25 April 2004 04:47, Patrick Shanahan wrote:
* John Andersen
[04-25-04 00:29]: To configure your router point your web browser to http://192.169.0.1/ and log in as admin with a
typo John, 192.168.0.1
password of what ever you set it as or what the manual says. (Usually "password").
Good Catch Patrick...
OK, went into the router, backed up the settings, then toggled on DHCP services. Back in YaST I am still befuddled with the multiple options. Do I need any of the following or should I get rid of them as activated? DHCP Server SAMBA Server NIS NFS LDAP DNS Server NTP Also, anything special should be activated in Network Services [inetd]? (I had Activated everything that was Status ON.) It has been too many years since my DEC Vax-VMS and Apple networking days -- all the acronyms and protocols really have my head spinning! -- Thanks! & 73, doc kd4e West Central Florida Drake, Heathkit, Kenwood, TenTec, Yaesu Radio Life: http://www.gospelcom.net/twr/ Linux-Incompatible hardware is defective! USA Pres. Election 2004: http://www.rnc.org/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
On Sunday 25 April 2004 13:55, doc wrote:
John Andersen wrote:
On Sunday 25 April 2004 04:47, Patrick Shanahan wrote:
* John Andersen
[04-25-04 00:29]: To configure your router point your web browser to http://192.169.0.1/ and log in as admin with a
typo John, 192.168.0.1
password of what ever you set it as or what the manual says. (Usually "password").
Good Catch Patrick...
OK, went into the router, backed up the settings, then toggled on DHCP services.
Back in YaST I am still befuddled with the multiple options.
Do I need any of the following or should I get rid of them as activated?
DHCP Server SAMBA Server NIS NFS LDAP DNS Server NTP
None of those are needed for a workstation. They would be uses if you were going to use this machine as a firewall and or a server. The only exception is Samba. If you want this machine to participate in your Windows Network Neighborhood you may want Samba turned on. The rest of the services will be provided by netgear or are not needed. You want your linux machine to get its ip via dhcp. It should get a 192.168 address automatically, and peeking at your headers it appears as though you got mozilla up and running so you must have done something right ;-)
Also, anything special should be activated in Network Services [inetd]? (I had Activated everything that was Status ON.)
Inetd should have as little on as possible. Sometimes nothing at all. Maybe swat (for configuring samba via your browser), but thats about all. -- _____________________________________ John Andersen
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