To configure these OSs, follow these simple steps:
First, select the TCP/IP Protocol in the list of network protocols. Then, click on the Properties button, and select the network card connected to the local network (Figure 2.9). In this example, we show a configuration with the DHCP server activated on the MandrakeSecurity server: the Obtain an IP address from a DHCP server option is checked.
If this is your case, you just need to confirm all those choices and reboot. Otherwise, follow the following steps.
If you have no DHCP server, you need to manually set all parameters. Begin by checking the Specify an IP address option (Figure 2.10).
Select the appropriate adapter, the IP address should already be correct.
Simply fill in the Default Gateway field with 192.168.0.1 (the address of the Linux box sharing the connection in our example).
Finally, you will need to specify the DNS servers you use in the DNS tab as shown in Figure 2.11.
You must also provide a host name and an associated domain name.
Warning
Unless you know exactly what you are doing, proceed with utmost care with the following steps:
leave the Automatic DHCP configuration field blank unless you have a DHCP server somewhere on your network;
leave all the WINS Server fields blank as well unless you have one or more WINS servers;
do not place a check in the Enable IP Forwarding field unless your NT machine is used for routing and, once again, you know perfectly what you are doing;
please disable DNS for Windows Name Resolution and Enable LMHOSTS lookup.
Click on OK in the dialog boxes which then appear and restart your computer to test the configuration.