Setting up Bridged Networking on coLinux

COLINUX=C:\Program Files\coLinux

This is for a computer connected to a LAN via an ethernet adaptor, the Linux version is Debian GNU/Linux

edit COLINUX\colinux.xml and set it up so that the type is bridged and the name is the name of your LAN connection as seen in Network Connections Control Panel

<!-- This allows you to modify
networking parameters, see the README 

         or website or wiki for
more information -->

<network index="0" type="bridged"
name="Local Area Connection"
/>

Restart coLinux

edit /etc/network/interfaces and either set it up for static operation or for DHCP

Static Operation

# /etc/network/interfaces --
configuration file for ifup(8), ifdown(8)

      

# The loopback interface

auto lo

iface lo inet loopback

      

# The first network card - this entry was created during the Debian
installation

# (network, broadcast and gateway are optional)

auto eth0

iface eth0 inet static

   address 192.168.1.10

   netmask 255.255.255.0

   gateway 192.168.1.253

DHCP

# /etc/network/interfaces --
configuration file for ifup(8), ifdown(8)

      

# The loopback interface

auto lo

iface lo inet loopback

      

# The first network card - this entry was created during the Debian
installation

# (network, broadcast and gateway are optional)

auto eth0

iface eth0 inet dhcp

  # address 192.168.1.10

  # netmask 255.255.255.0

  # gateway 192.168.1.253

/etc/init.d/networks restart # run to pick up new settings

Troubleshooting: I found that when the DHCP setup was restarted it would request a new IP address instead of refreshing it's current one. This meant that the DNS server on the Windows 2003 domain controller would not be synched with the new IP address. I ended up going back to a static setup.