Re: [school-discuss] Linux and Active Directory/Windows networking

["" <marilyn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Jim . . . thanks!  I've been using the gateway IP, but haven't tried putting an
external DNS IP in resolv.conf.  I appreciate the advice - I will try it ASAP.

Marilyn


Quoting jim stockford <jim@xxxxxxxx>:

> 
>    you might try using the ip address of the gateway
> host on your local network rather than its name. if
> that works, your hosts will be able to see the internet.
> you might try putting an external DNS server (either
> name or ip address) in /etc/resolv.conf.
> 
> 
> 
> On Jan 12, 2006, at 7:26 AM, "" <marilyn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> >
> >
> > Hi!  I hope someone can help me.  I'm an educator and have used Linux 
> > in
> > teaching since '98.  This year I am in a new school district.  
> > Formerly I taught
> > in a district that used Novell.  I used RedHat for servers, Mandrake 
> > on student
> > stations, and occasionally used Knoppix CDs.  It was always easy 
> > because all of
> > the distros auto detected the network settings - maybe I had to put in 
> > a few IPs
> > here and there - but I was always able to easily make everything work.
> >
> > This district uses Active Directory.  I have not been able to make the 
> > Linux
> > network features work. I've tried DHCP, and I've tried static IPs, 
> > entering DNS
> > and gateway IPs.  None of the tech people know anything about Linux.  
> > They have
> > been friendly and very helpful - they use a proxy server and gave me 
> > all of
> > that info - but it still doesn't work.  Not with Knoppix, or Edubuntu. 
> >  I ping
> > the district IPs and get nothing.
> >
> > It was interesting that when I installed Edubuntu, somehow after the CD
> > installation it reached the Internet to finish installing the 
> > software.  I was
> > out of the room when it was installing at the end and didn't see 
> > messages.
> >
> > Anyway . . . I want to be able to use Knoppix CDs/DVDs and use my 
> > Edubuntu
> > installation . . . can anyone help me get around Active 
> > Directory/Windows
> > Networking?
> >
> > Marilyn
> >
> 
>