poochy

Hi, I'm new to Linux and I've a prob with my internet. In Windows, everything goes fine. In Mandrake, the icon in the systemtray states that I DO have a LAN-connection. I put, like in Windows, my IP to: 192.168.x.x (ip of machine) 255.255.255.0 (subnetmask) 192.168.x.x (router is default gateway) But if I open Mozilla, I get an error: Connection failed to www.google.com Anyone... ?? THx

Hi all, I solved it using the graphical Controlcenter of Mandrake 10.1, which is located next to the "Start button". I didn't had to typ commands, I just had to fill in the gateway. I can access the net now using my linux. thx for your help!

Thx for the input. I can locate the file without problems, but .... In Windows, you can edit many filetypen by rightclicking and opening in Notepad. In Mandrake, I want to edit the conf file, I dubbelclick and OpenOffice opens. I can't save the file back to the conf extention with OpenOffice. So I rightclicked and tried to open with Vi. I then get an error message (extention problem). I add .conf to the list, where also txt is added. But after that, I still have the same msg.. Does Mandrake have a special apps to edit such files? How on earth can I edit a .conf file? ANd yes, I logged in as root-user. thank you for your time and help!