lo Link encap:Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Bcast:127.255.255.255 Mask:255.0.0.0
UP BROADCAST LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:3584 Metric:1
RX packets:1775 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0
TX packets:1623 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:3E:11:61:FF:5E
inet addr:65.38.9.2 Bcast:65.38.9.xxx Mask:255.255.255.0
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:4325 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0
TX packets:3257 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0
Interrupt:11 Base address:0x280
Open the file
/etc/sysconfig/network in your favorite text editor. The contents should look similar to:
NETWORKING=yes
FORWARD_IPV4=false
HOSTNAME=username.pilosoft.com
DOMAINNAME=pilosoft.com
GATEWAY=65.38.9.1
GATEWAYDEV=eth0
Replace 65.38.9.1 with the Default gateway IP address that was supplied to you by Pilosoft Inc.
Save the file.
Othe file /etc/resolv.conf in your favorite text editor.
The contents need to look like the following:
nameserver 65.38.1.2
nameserver 65.38.1.4
Save this file.
You should now be connected via DSL. To verify connectivity, typing the following: ping 216.66.14.1
You should get he following response:
PING 216.66.14.1 (216.66.14.1): 56 data bytes
64 bytes from 216.66.14.1: icmp_seq=0 ttl=254 time=11.935 ms
64 bytes from 216.66.14.1: icmp_seq=1 ttl=254 time=12.968 ms
64 bytes from 216.66.14.1: icmp_seq=2 ttl=254 time=12.824 ms
64 bytes from 216.66.14.1: icmp_seq=3 ttl=254 time=10.028 ms
64 bytes from 216.66.14.1: icmp_seq=4 ttl=254 time=12.744 ms
--- 65.38.1.5 ping statistics ---
5 packets transmitted, 5 packets received, 0% packet loss
Press CTRL-C to stop pinging the server.
Your Linux box should now be connecting via your DSL line.
NOTE: To make these changes permanent between reboots, you must put the command
/sbin/ifconfig eth0 netmask 255.255.255.0 216.66.14.5 in /etc/rc.local.
RedHat machines may use the /usr/sbin/netconfig utility instead.
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