[sf-lug] notes on set up of local network, ubuntu machines and printer - please improve them!

[Frantisek Apfelbeck]

Basic local network setup on ubuntu machines (10.04)  convention range of IP 
addresses dedicated to the machines on the network: 3-10 printers 11-49 
administrator 50-99 student computers 200-248 ??  DHCP server claims probably 
between 100-149  Manual configuration of the IP addresses of the computers  type 
the ifconfig command for the information about your network interfaces ifconfig  
configure your IP address to value 50->  sudo ifconfig eth 192.168.1.50  check 
that IP was chenged by repeating the ifconfig command ifconfig  if IP changed, 
connect the computer to the router by RG44 jack/Ethernet cable  ping the router, 
IP probably 192.168.1.1 ping 192.168.1.1   cancel the process by control + c and 
continue further if the connection is established  set up the IP on second 
computer: sudo ifconfig etc 192.168.1.51  check the change by ifconfig and ping 
the router  ping the first computer from the second computer (192.168.1.51) ping 
192.168.1.50  connect the printer through the graphical interface to the one of 
the printers and set it up as a printing server.   Next week I hope to the the 
command line options on connecting the printers and sharing the printer from 
several computers.