On Fri, 2004-01-09 at 02:22, John S. Chalice wrote: > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Lee Wiggers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2004 11:06 PM > Subject: Re: [newbie] Internet Via Comcast > > > > On Thu, 8 Jan 2004 19:25:55 -0800 > > "John S. Chalice" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Hey there everybody.. > > > > > > Thanks in advance for any help with this. I searched the archive, > > > but couldn't quite find the answer to my query... but if anyone > > > can help me by merely pointing out the right entry, please feel > > > free. > > > > > > I just as of last night put Mandrake 9.2 onto my computer, and am > > > having a hard time getting internet to work. Like many people out > > > there, I am connected to Comcast internet via a cable modem into a > > > motherboard with onboard ethernet. This is, luckily, not my only > > > OS on this system, but.. I would like to get it working. :) My > > > internet works just fine with Windows XP, but I am uncertain as to > > > how to make it work with Mandrake. I know it has something to do > > > with DHCP, but I am still quite illiterate when it comes to linux, > > > and am uncertain as to what settings and information I need to put > > > in for it to work. > > > > > > Can anyone help me with this? Again.. thanks in advance. > > > > > > -- John/crys > > > > > > > > > > > John > > > > Start with: Configuration>Configure your computer>Network & > > Internet>Drakconnect>Configure internet access > > > > I have security set at "standard" (the next place to look) and > > drakconnect worked for me every time. > > > > Lee > > Heya.. > > Yeah.. I've tried DrakConnect and went through the wizard, but I'm not sure > what fields to set how. I have security at standard, as well. I've played > around with the settings a bit, but I could only get the ethernet card to go > up (I think only if I put in the IP statically), but not Internet. I could > only ping myself.. nobody else. > > I know something's funky cuz of how Comcast does stuff with DHCP.. not > giving us computer names and all anymore.. but I'm not sure how to make the > internet work. > > My Mobo is a Matsonic MS8174C Series.. > with a VIA KT400/A chipset > > Thanks again for any assistance. > > -- John you should be able to just connect via DHCP.. do you have all 3 disks when u did the install? during bootup does it say starting eth0.. even tho it can start it but not work... what does it say when u type ifconfig eth0 as root? open mandrake control center go to network then click launch the wizard and make sure there is a check in autodetection and let it do its thing.. i never had problems with comcast but they did switch to dynamic ip so u dont have to type anything in....
-- jason pearl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ++++++++++++++++++ "Keep your friends close and your enemies closer"-Tupac ++++++++++++++++++ Kurrupted Visionz Phx, AZ registered linux user #307811 MDK 9.2 Linux Machine# 193475, 227341 AMD64 Opteron 1.6 http://counter.li.org ASUS SK8N
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