On Saturday 27 December 2003 01:02 am, Steven Nelson wrote: > Hi, the modem works fine. There are different reasons why I prefer to use > the terminal instead of drakconnect or a program similiar to it. There are > programs that I would use for configuring a LAN connection, though. Thanks > for the help. > > From, > > Steven I would not suggest that you attempt any other "programs that I would use for configuring a LAN connection" than MCC or drakeconnect, if you are using MDK. if you are not using MDK then have at it where ever you want. each distro might have slightly different places for files (like how in MDK the default for a webserver doc root is /var/www/html, where in some distros it might be a default of /var/web mcc will start and run in a console if you do not have Xfree running.
> From: "Ronald J. Hall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Subject: Re: [newbie] installing cable modem > >Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2003 17:08:12 -0500 > > > >On Friday 26 December 2003 03:56 pm, Steven Nelson wrote: > >-> Trying to install a cable modem and do not know how. The LAN connection > >is > >-> Integrated Intel Pro/1000 CT Desktop Connection and is on the > >motherboard. > >-> Downloaded the driver for the LAN connection from support.intel.com, > > the -> driver is for Linux. Installed it, so it should be completely > > installed. -> Need to know how to configure the LAN connection so the > > computer will -> connect to the internet. I do not want to use the > > Mandrake Control Center. > > I -> would like to configure the LAN connection from the terminal. Will > > somebody -> tell me exactly what to type in the terminal to setup the > > LAN connection? -> > > > >First off, you need to make sure your eth0 stuff is working okay. When you > >run: > > > >ifconfig > > > >what does it show? > > > >also, you'll need to make sure some software is installed: > > > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] darklord]# rpm -qa | grep dhcp > >dhcp-client-3.0-1.rc12.2mdk > >dhcp-common-3.0-1.rc12.2mdk > > > >Now here, after installing the cable-modem, all I had to do was one of the > >following: > > > >service network restart > >ifup eth0 (you might have to do "ifdown eth0" first) > > > >I think thats about all I had to do. Also, what provider are you using? > >Some > >are rather more Linux friendly than others. There is a list of providers > >and > >users experiences with them: > > > >http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Cable-Modem/ > > > >BTW, why not use the GUI? Drakconnect works great, out of the box, most of > >the > >time...YMMV... > > > >HTHs! > > > >-- > > > > /\ > > > >Dark><Lord > > \/ > > > > > >Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > >Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > > _________________________________________________________________ > Expand your wine savvy � and get some great new recipes � at MSN Wine. > http://wine.msn.com
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