Re: Cable modem configuration -- DHCP? (was Re: internet)

[Kent West]

Kent West wrote:
Karsten M. Self wrote:

on Sat, Nov 15, 2003 at 08:05:55AM -0500, Ed and Pat Reilly 
([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:

HI,
I have setup debian on my pc along with windows 98 se. I've had redhat
and suse before and they recognized my cable connection and set it up.
How can I get debian to recognize my internet connection?


Very likely your cable modem/gateway uses DHCP to provide internal
network addresses.  You'll need to install a dhcp client -- dhcp-client
should work, though there are several others packaged for Debian.


Then edit /etc/network/interfaces so it looks something like this:
<snip>

Oh yeah, someone else pointed out the issue of a USB connection or an 
ethernet connection. I was assuming ethernet, and I was also assuming 
that your nic was automagically recognized. If it was not recognized, 
you'll need to activate the correct module ("modprobe <module_name>" -- 
you can probably find the modules under 
/lib/modules/<kernel_version>/kernel/kernel/net). If it's USB, it's 
outta my league.

--
Kent


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