I recently installed debian 2.2r2 from cds and on a Vaio F340 and need to get it configured so I can connect to a network by either phone modem or ethernet. I would appreciate any explanation that helps me get oriented here.
I have a Xircom 56 CEM 100 pcmcia card with both types of connections. What I need to understand is basically what is available and what needs to be configured. Some of the configuring I did at installation or later, but not so well that it works. There is not at present any file /etc/init.d/network, though there is one /etc/pcmcia/network.opts that seems to have the relevant addresses. Does there need to be the /etc/init.d/network file also, and if so is there a configuration program to simplify making it, or can I find the format somewhere to just type it in? Also, at installation I must have typed an error in the domain name. Even though I corrected it in /etc/hosts and /etc/pcmcia/network.opts, when I open lynx it by default tries to find the old, incorrect address. Is there another file that needs to be changed or something that needs to be initialized? For a browser is Netscape the best option? On the Debian CDs I see a package netscape-base-4. Is that netscape or is that just support and netscape needs to be downloaded independently? For the phone connection I installed wvdial and it seems to find my isp and connect ok, from the messages it gives, but I have not succeeded in using the connection to connect to any site I type with lynx or have in the /etc/apt/sources.list file. Is pppconfig or another package something I should install as well? Thanks in advance for any explanation and advice. Steve
