TO CONFIGURE STATIC INTERNET IP-ADDRESS IN BACK TRACK 5

TO KNOW THE NETWORK INTERFACE DEVICE NAME

• OPEN A NEW TERMINAL AND TYPE : ifconfig  >  PRESS ENTER. NOW U CAN C ALL THE NETWORK INTERFACE DEVICES ASSOSCIATED WITH UR SYSTEM.

NOTE : - HERE MY NETWORK INTERFACE CARD NAME ETH0.

• NOW TO CONFIGURE IP-ADDRESS AND NETMASK IP - ADDRESS TYPE : -

IFCONFIG NETWORK DEVICE NAME ( IP-ADDRESS U WANT TO ASSIGN ) NETMASK ( NETMASK OF THE IP ADDRESS )  >  PRESS  ENTER

EX : ifconfig eth0 192.168.15.238 netmask 255.255.255.0

• NOW TO CONFIGURE THE ROUTER IP - ADDRESS TYPE: -

ROUTE ADD DEFAULT GW ( ROUTER IPADDRESS ) NETWORK DEVICE NAME>  PRESS  ENTER.

EX : route add default gw 192.168.15.98 eth0

• NOW TO CONFIGURE THE DNS SERVER IP - ADDRESS TYPE : -

ECHO NAMESERVER ( DNS SERVER IP - ADDRESS ) > /ETC/RESOLV.CONF >  PRES ENTER. 

EX : echo nameserver 192.168.15.9 > /etc/resolv.conf 

THAT'S IT NOW U CAN PING AND ACCESS THE INTERNET

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D.B.V RUTHWIZ