Cameron, Thank you for your help. I am not sure what Iam doing wrong so I installed red hat9 as a Dual boot and I get my internet so right now I am happy and can figure out the rest a little at a time so I don't get frusterated. Thank you Alex
On 9/12/06, Cameron Simpson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 12Sep2006 12:32, Alex Sha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > | I have installed Suse Linux 10. ( after installing RedHat 9 and Ubuntu > | ) Hoping that it would recognise my cable Internet. This is what I am > | having great problems with.All verisons will recognise the hardware > | but is unable to connect. > > Generally linux is not required to 'recognise" your cable connection. > Normally you will have this: > > +-----------+ +-------------+ > | Linux box +--ethernet--+ cable modem +--cable--->internet > +-----------+ +-------------+ > > > Usually, as far as your Linux box is concerned, the cable modem is a DHCP > server. All the Linux box needs to do is recognise your ethernet card > and have a DHCP client installed. So you just configure the networking > on the Linux box to be "automatic" or "use DHCP". Then it should work. > > The exact incantation for Suse I do not know, but if you've done a > configure-the-network step, I would go back to that and ensure you're > configuring it for DHCP. > > Cheers, > -- > Cameron Simpson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> DoD#743 > http://www.cskk.ezoshosting.com/cs/ > > 'Supposing a tree fell down, Pooh, when we were underneath it?' > 'Supposing it didn't,' said Pooh after careful thought. > > > To unsubscribe from this list, please email [EMAIL PROTECTED] & you will be > removed. > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > To unsubscribe from this list, please email [EMAIL PROTECTED] & you will be removed. Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
