hello friends, i have configured DHCP server and my linux server is taking the ip address from this DHCP server. I have also cofigured gateway and dns in dhcp server. Now how to check gateway and dns configured from linux client becuase ifconfig only gives the ip address information and not gateway & dns the way windows ipconfig /all gives all info. thanks shahzin

You can use the configuration programs provided with redhat, or manually edit the scripts in /etc/sysconfig/networking. I remember in redhat theres a curses based utility called "setup" which includes network configuration.

Sir I have to use my machine's ethernet address in my c socket program ,how to extract the ethernet address alone from ifconfig thanx in advance wincy win

Just type "ifconfig eth0", replacing eth0 with whatever your interface is (0 for first). You can see the IP address as "Inet Addr".

You can display/configure your gateways with the route command, to list your routing table: $ /sbin/route You DNS servers should be listed in either /etc/resolv.conf or /etc/dhcp/resolv.conf

Hi You can also check the gateway with netstat -rn (the line with 'UG' sa a flag) // ob