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doit a bunch of commands for networking, etc - interactiv
netloc my script to set up network for certain lap location
ping <hostname> see if host is responding
ping <ip_address> see if IP address is responding
nslookup <hostname> ask DNS for IP address of host
nslookup <domainname> ask DNS for IP address of host
nslookup <ip_address> ask DNS for IP address of host
nslookup <subnet_address> ask DNS for IP address of host
ipconfig /release release ip address (DHCP)
ipconfig /renew re-get ip address from DHCP
traceroute <host_or_ip> show all gateways on route to host
tracert traceroute on Win2000
netstat -r list routes to hosts and networks
/etc/init.d/network reload restart network (do after running netcfg)
netcfg GUI configure network settings
linuxcfg configure network & other settings
ifconfig setup & show info on networking (?)
(CMD1) restart pcmcia & get new settings from files
(also restarts networking if via pcmcia card)
ipconfig /release turn off win2000 networking
ipconfig /renew turn on win2000 networking (after /release)
(CMD1)> /etc/rc.d/init.d/pcmcia restart
FILES
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(A) ./hosts list of hostnames and their IP addresses
(B) ./ifcfg-eth0 describes ethernet interface
(C) ./network hostname, gateway, enable networking
(D) ./amb8110.o module for my laptop network card
(E) ./README.txt info about my laptop network card
(F) ./messages kernal messages - use 'tail -f messages' to see in realtime
(G) ./modem.txt info about my window
(H) ./resolv.conf nameserver specified here for DNS
(A) /etc/hosts
(B) /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0
(C) /etc/sysconfig/network
(D) /lib/modules/2.2.16-22/pcmcia/amb8110.o
(E) ~/Archive/ethernet/README.txt
(F) /var/log/messages
(G) ~/Notes
(H) /etc/resolv.conf
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