OK my experience with Linux is a bit limited. We have a machine that we are experimenting with and I need to attach it to my network. How do I go about doing this? I guess I am so used to Windows OS that I can't find my way around. By the way. this is Red Hat on a DellOptiplex G110.You should just be able to plug it in and go. Linux is PRETTY good with this as I found out that drivers are almost never needed. Just run another cat5 ethernet cable from your router to your linux box. You won't be able to share files and see the other windows computer though without GETTING into samba which in my opinion is very confusing and difficult.No such luck. As I said though, I may be over looking something obvious due to my lack of experience with Linux. Do I need to attach it to the Network in Linux? Whenever I put a windows OS computer on the network, I have to attach it in the control panel. I don't even know what the Linux version of control panel or my computer is. I feel like an IDIOT. lol What do you mean by "attach" in the control panel? If your router gives out IPs with DHCP, you shouldn't need to do more than just plug it in and you should be on the internet.I mean there is an option when you name the computer to either be part of a domain or workgroup. I choose domain and route it to our network. If I don't do this, I cannot access our network or the internet. I need to figure out how to do this in Linux. MAKE sense? Well, I'd try with Samba server, I think that it's easy to make an interface between Windows and Linux. Try this: http://us4.samba.org/samba/ they show all the isntrucitiosn to configure it...

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