> On Monday 07 March 2005 10:53, Marcus Davage wrote: > > Hi, all. > > > > I'm trying to convert a friend, who's built his own PC, from XP to Linux. > > So far, his experience with installing Mandrake 10.0 (the only version I > > had to lend him) has been good, except that he says he can't connect to > > the > > > internet. He has an NTL cable modem. I've never had a problem downloading > > support for my ISA linmodem, but he's not a techie, and I've never used > > cable modems before. I'm trying hard to prevent him from crossing over to > > the dark side, but he thinks he needs XP to access the net. I thought the > > Mandrake installation wizard detected modems like that, but I doesn't > > think > > > it has. > > > > Can anyone who has experience please suggest some questions/solutions I > > can > > > ask/recommend to him? > > > > Thanks very much. > > > > Marcus > > I am using NTL cable modem without any issue whatsoever. > If he is connecting with an Ethernet cable then all he has to do is run the > connect wizard and set it up for a LAN connection. He DOES NOT have to > define > it as a "cable connection" (I am not even sure what selecting 'cable > connection' does in the wizard, but whatever it is he does not need it) > > He should set it to use DHCP and it will get its IP address from NTL and > automatically use NTLs DNS servers. > > > If he is using a USB cable to connect to his cable modem, then he will need > to > use the 'usbnet' driver. > > Now I am not sure if this will be automatically loaded with Mandrake 10.0 > because I have never needed to try it out. > I know the driver is present in 10.1 > (in /lib/modules/2.6.8.1-12mdk/kernel/drivers/usb/net ), and I also know > that > the LiveCD distribution PCLOS which is a Mandrake fork > http://www.pclinuxonline.com/pclos/index.html will install the driver > automatically for an NTL modem because I installed it for a friend last > month > with USB. > > If Mandrake does not automatically detect the modem when usb connected then > put this line in /etc/modprobe.conf > > alias eth0 usbnet > > (Assuming there is not already another Ethernet port in the computer in > which > case use eth1) > He should then be able to run the connection wizard and access the net. > > He has nothing to lose but his chains. > Of course if he LIKES viruses, trojans, spyware, DRM.... > > derek >
On Wednesday 09 March 2005 15:13, Davage, Marcus wrote: > Where do I set it to use DHCP? > > Marcus > The second page of the new connection wizard asks "Automatic IP (BOOT/DHCP)" or "Manual Connection" derek -- www.jennings.homelinux.net http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org
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