@home driving me nuts

[Chris S]

i am having huge problems trying to get connected to the @home network.  i am running RedHat 6.0, kernel 2.2.5-15 with a 3com (3c509) NIC, trying to get my cable modem to see the outside world.  is there anybody out there running similar specs that can tell me what i have to do, especially with dhcp.  i have read the miniHOWTO backwards.  downloaded 2 different versions of dhcpcd, and tried the modification on 'pump' which i can't get to work.  some guy named alexander says to add the -h hostname switch to the pump command, but pump doesn't even take a -h switch.  i have been working on getting this machine on line for a week and am really getting discouraged.  help, please.  someone who knows exactly what i have to do and can tell me step by step would be soooo great. thank you in advance.