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Network

The network interface is configured to obtained an IP address using DHCP. If your network does not support DHCP, then you will need to manually assign an IP address to ESONUBU.

Verifying the currently active IP address

You can either view the current IP address using the command-line, or the Network Tools application.

Command-Line

First click the terminal icon, which is the first icon in the toolbar next to "System". Then, maximize the window and enter the following command:

ifconfig -a

which will yield output similar to the one shown below:

The third line from the top, in the eth0 section, shows the current IP address 192.168.1.105.

Using Network Tools

Viewing the IP address using the Network Tools application is similarly simply, just navigate to System -> Administration and launch the Network Tools application.

On the initial dialog, change the Network device selection from Loopback Interface (lo) to Ethernet Interface (eth0). The current IP information will be shown below, similar to the screenshot below:

Changing the network configuration

If you need to change the current network configuration, then you can do this easily using the Networking application, which is found in the System -> Administration folder of the toolbar. We also added a shortcut to the desktop called Configure Networking that brings you the same application.

This application lets you configure the IP address, subnet mask, DNS servers, host name etc.. To change the IP address, select Ethernet connection and click Properties. For all other changes, click the appropriate tab (e.g. DNS).