On Friday 23 July 2004 23:40, Jeff Reid wrote: > Thanks! I will give it a shot tomorrow. > > The dialup settings wouldn't be an issue. I do have a fax/modem in > the system, but I just use it very occasionally for sending faxes. > > Jeff > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Chris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, July 23, 2004 10:59 PM > Subject: Re: [newbie] Getting online with DSL modem > > On Friday 23 July 2004 10:44 pm, Jeff Reid wrote: > > I tried setting up the network as a "LAN" connection, and it asked > > me if I wanted DHCP or manual, I think it was. I chose DHCP and got > > asked for information that I don't have, such as a host name. I > > have no idea. All I know is that I have SBC Yahoo! DSL that works > > flawlessly in Windows and not at all in Linux. > > Jeff, this may or may not help you, but try this: > > Open MCC > Network & Internet > Connecton > > My host name is "chris.localdomain > Connection type is "lan" > Interface is "eth0" > IP is "192.168.1.2" > Protocol is "dhcp" > Driver is "8139too" > > I vagely remember way back about two years ago when setting up my dsl > I had a conflict with my setup because I still had the dial-up > settings in place. This may or may not be a factor, I don't know as I > haven't followed the thread close enough. I just saw you "giving up" > and thought I'd throw the above out for you to try. If it works > great, if not I'm sure others have an idea. Chris If that dosent work for you call 1-877-274-6275 Ext 7202 or 6228. That is DSL Maint for SBC (I assume you are using SBC) They know their system and are helpful but they dont know linux. They set me up. -- Regards; Hoyt
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