[Techtalk] I just installed debian etch 4.0

[Sal Hardy]

Hello,

does this mean the newly installed debian Unix box is automatically 
configured to listen for clients connecting?

I did not do anything in the way of configuration to the new Linux OS. also, 
it is using the default graphical interface.

are you saying all I have to do is turn on the new Linux machine, figure out 
the IP address, go to the other computer, load the telnet.exe vista 
software, type in: open 192.168.1.45 and it should connect?

I am asking for clarification because I will not have a lot of time to try 
connecting when my sited helper arrives on wedsday. I will need to know 
exactly what to tell her.

original message:

    Hello,

I'm new to the whole Linux thing and I am trying to read as much as I can on 
the subject. However, I am a blind user and desperately need to get remote
access up and running. I can not practice my skills on the Unix box until I 
can access the Unix box from another computer which is setup with speech.

I have been reading about the ssh to familiarize myself with it as much as 
possible. I think I have learned enough to understand any basic directions 
to
get it up and running with my first logon.

simple step by step directions would be very helpful.

things I think I need to know:
what is my host name? is it the name I gave my laptop during installation of 
my windows XP , which is where my Unix box is now located?

what is my domain name? is this the name I gave to my home network (in 
windows called group name)?

ssh seems to need to know these things. can I find out this information in 
some way? I know the hostname command will give me the hostname. is this the
hostname debian assigned or will this just be what I typed in during the 
installation of debian?

when I installed debian, I gave my network or group name as the host name 
and I think I gave the computer name as the domain name. I'm sure this is 
wrong.
does it even matter? can you tell me how to fix it by giving me the exact 
commands to type into the command line?

I have a few computers at home and they are all connected via a network. I 
need to connect to my laptop (debian Unix box) from one of these other 
computers,
which all have talking software installed.

the Unix box on my laptop is connected to the network with a hard cat5 wired 
connection. my laptop has 20GB and I split this in half to install debian
in the free allocation. thus, the original windows XP is still there.

my other computers on the network are all using vista home premium.

Do I use the telnet.exe client on the windows end  to connect? or do I find, 
download, and install putty or cygwin?

please help. I am a blind user and will only have about 2 hours to complete 
the task before my sited helper has to leave.

once I have remote access up and running, I should be able to learn Unix on 
my own quite well.

I would truly appreciate your help.

Thanks, Mr. Sal Hardy
Skype: hardManHardy
Read one man's journey:
http://www.htpad.com/journey
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Akkana Peck" <akkana at shallowsky.com>
To: <techtalk at linuxchix.org>
Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 12:20 AM
Subject: Re: [Techtalk] I just installed debian etch 4.0


> Mr. Hardy writes:
>> simple step by step directions would be very helpful.
>>
>> things I think I need to know: what is my host name? is it the
>> name I gave my laptop during installation of my windows XP , which
>> is where my Unix box is now located?
>>
>> what is my domain name? is this the name I gave to my home network
>> (in windows called group name)?
>
> You don't actually need either of those to ssh into your Linux
> machine from another machine. What you need is its IP address on
> the local network.
>
> Unfortunately, this may be different every time you boot. Ubuntu's
> installer sets up the network to use a protocol called DHCP (Dynamic
> Host Configuration Protocol), which means that when the machine
> boots, it puts out a request on the network saying "Please, I'm a
> machine that's just booting and I need someone to give me an
> address." The server that answers that request might be your router
> or cable modem or something (if you're at home) or might be a
> dedicated server somewhere (if you're on a corporate network
> somewhere).
>
> On the Linux machine, you can probably find the current IP address with:
>
> ifconfig eth0
>
> then look for the line that says "inet addr" and take the four
> number string (like 192.168.1.44 or something similar) right after
> it: that's your IP address.
>
> Then you can use that in place of a hostname:
> telnet 192.168.1.44
> ssh 192.168.1.44
>
> Or if you're using an ssh program like putty, just put in the IP
> address where it asks for a hostname.
>
> You may be able to set up your linux machine with a permanent
> address and a hostname that the other machine will see, but that
> requires knowing something about your network and will probably
> require some action from your network administrator.
>
> ...Akkana
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