On Vendredi 18 Mai 2001 14:57, you wrote :
> Here it comes:
>
> The installation was as usual to the point of network settings. Then:
> 1) A list of NICs was presented were I have chosen 3C905.
> 2) On the next window it asked me if I want to autoprobe. I've
> selected "yes"
> 3) A message appeared: Found 3C905 interfaces. Do you have another
> one?
> I've selected "NO".
> 4) Next window with local network settings on interface eth0 with
> default settings.
> I've selected all default.
> 5) The a list appeared where I've selected cable network configuration
> 7) List with the cards again as in step 1, step 2, step 3.
> 6) IP/DNS/Gateway configuration for eth0 appeared again. Don't know
> why? I didn't change anything
> 7) IP/DNS/Gateway configuration for eth1 appeared. Configured eth1 to
> be the internet device.
>
> Actually, after 2-3 installs and some poking around, I've managed to
> get the right installation. the difference was that I've selected YES
> in the step 3. Then the window with default settings for eth0 did not
> appear and I was prompted to enter the values myself.
Hi,
I think the problem is related with dns or gateway configuration: after
network configuration, I think the install program is trying to guess what is
the external interface by looking at additional informations like gateway.
You should only put IP address for the local interface (i.e. remove
additional default informations which shouldn't be proposed there).
Local network / Cable network configurations overlap a little as they were
designed initially for a single network card on a home computer.
Adsl, isdn and analog modem cases are easier to configure currently than the
cable network access.
> As I said in the previous message the interface for the network
> devices configuration is very confusing. I've spoken to two friends of
> mine and they also have found it confusing. Bear in mind that we are
> not that much Linux gurus. Although I was on and off Linux field since
> 1997. So, may be it's just us...
No, you're right. There are discussions currently to redesign this part of
the installation (on the main distribution, which is the basis of any other
product), so that it will be more user friendly and present informations in a
less confusing way. Unfortunately we couldn't do it earlier.
Regards,
Renaud
