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From: Joe LaVigne 
Newsgroups: alt.os.linux.ubuntu
Subject: Re: Help with Network Settings in 6.06, Puleeez !
Date: 5 Mar 2007 03:33:40 GMT
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On Mon, 05 Mar 2007 00:24:41 +0000, Josiah Jenkins wrote:

> Whilst perusing Usenet on 4 Mar 2007 23:15:57 GMT, I read these words
> from Joe LaVigne  :
>>On Sun, 04 Mar 2007 22:04:57 +0000, Josiah Jenkins wrote:
>>
> 
>>> 
>>> ie I'm past the : 'ndiswrapper -l' = 'Installed ndis drivers:
>>> rt2500  driver present, hardware present' check
>>> I've changed the entry for IPv6 in /etc/modprobe.d/aliases
>>> I've blacklisted IPv6 in /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist
>>> I've deleted all entries for IPv6 in Networking>Network
>>> Settings>Hosts.
>>> 
>>> So far, so good ?
>>> Have I missed anything ?
> 
> So I'm OK to here ?
>>> 
> In light of what was said, I've now put in the actual values !
> 
>>> What goes (if anything) in 'Location' ?
> 
> Presumably nothing *needs* to be entered ?
> What is this for then ?

Different "profiles".  If you need different settings at different
locations...


>>> 
>>> Default gateway device showing is : ra0
>>> which looks to be OK.
>>> 
>>> On the various tabs in Network Settings.
>>> 
>>>Connection
>>>Network Name : usr9106 (USR9106 Wireless router)
>>>Key type : Hexadecimal
>>>WEP :   
>>>Configuration Static : IP Address
>>>IP Address : 192.168.1.10 (T21 Laptop with Ubuntu install)
>>>Subnet mask : 255.255.255.0
>>>Gateway address : 192.168.1.1 (USR9106 Wireless router)
>>
> So I'm still OK to here ?

That looks OK.


> 
>>>General
>>>Hostname : tango-t21 T21 (Laptop with Ubuntu install) 
>>>Domain Name : 192.168.1.10 (T21 Laptop with Ubuntu install)
> 
> Still OK ?
> Domain is IP address of the Laptop ?

No.  Domain is whatever you want it to be, though.  home.com, or
home.local, or whatever.  Just so long as it is the same on every machine
on your LAN.


>>
>>>DNS
>>You'll need the address of your DNS server.
>> If you do not have one on your local LAN, 
> 
> Running 'ipconfig /all' in DOS on the Win network returns :
>  
> DNS Servers : 192.168.1.1 (ie the USR9106 Wireless router)
> Search Domains 

That's what you need, then.  Your router is forwarding the DNS requests to
the ISP.


>>
>> . . . the one at your ISP should be fine. 
>>
>>>Hosts
>>>192.168.1.1 usr9106
>>>192.168.1.10 tango-t21
>>>127.0.0.1 localhost tango-t21
>>>All Ipv6 entries removed
>>
>>^ What is this?  127.0.0.1 is the local loopback address,
>>which is already addressed on the previous line.
> 
> 127.0.0.1 is another automagic entry !
> Same as all the IPv6 ones that were there.

127.0.0.1 is fine.  I just checked my machine and see the 127.0.1.1 in
there, so it should be fine.  I just never saw it before.


> 
> Should I delete one of these entries ?
> Does it matter which ?

Leave it...


>>
>>> (All entries relating to Ipv6 have been removed)
>>> 
>>> Any help appreciated. I've been at this for over two weeks now,
>>> in which time I've managed to get an Internet connection twice.
>>> 
>>> But of course, on re-boot I lost it again . . .
>>> 
>>> I *NOW* know that after I get it set up I'll need to edit several files
>>> such as '/etc/network/interfaces' and the '/etc/modules' file but I'll
>>> cross that bridge when I get to it.
>>
>>Why aren't you using DHCP?
> 
> AFAIR, *many* moons ago when trying to set up home networks
> with Windoze NT4 (?), the only way I could get it to work was
> using static IP addresses and I've just stuck with them through
> W2K and XP.
> 

Even with NT4, DHCP worked fine, but do as you like.  DHCP would likely
reduce some of your headaches, though.


>> Your router should be able to provide a pool
>>of local addresses, and it will cut your configuration down to nothing.
>>
>>Also, I am not sure why you should have to edit any files once it is
>>working.  The changes made in the network gui are persistent.
>>Unless you are doing things not supported by the gui, you should be set.
> 
> From 'somewhere else' . . . . . . .
> 
> "If everything works, you need to tell your system to load the module
> "when the system starts up. You can either type the following into the
> "terminal, which will add the proper line to the /etc/modules file:
> " 
> "sudo ndiswrapper -m
> "  
> "or you can add it manually by opening the file with this command: 
> "
> "gksudo gedit /etc/modules
> "  
> "and add the word ndiswrapper to the end of this file and save it. 
> 
> ????????????
> 
> -- jjj

Ahhh.  I don't use ndiswrappers, so I'll assume you should follow those
directions.  I thought you were referring to the networking config files...
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