toyswins wrote:
> Fighting similar battles. Am very interested in the answers also so
> please everyone, answer in public forum if nothing else.
>
> Thanks to the group - - - I'm afraid I did understand the
> question...shudder at the thought....I'm turning into a
> geek.............
>
> See ya'
>
> Jim Dwyer wrote:
> >
> > Another HUGE problem
> >
> > Mandrake has detected my NIC and i'm having trouble setting up the
> > parameters so i can get internet access. Here's my problem, I have a cable
> > modem which runs into a Linksys 4 port router. From there an RJ-45 runs to
> > a hub and then out of the hub and Rj-45 runs into my computer. I can't seem
> > to get access to the internet. Both my ISP and Router use DHCP and i'm
> > clueless as to what to put. When i go to configure i select eth0 for my NIC
> > and the right driver is also selected. What do i put for
> > PrimaryName.domain, IP (this is tricky cause my router uses DHCP) and
> > Netmask. Do i just leave them blank. Also, do i need to set a gateway and
> > if so, do i put down the IP address for my router or the gateway my router
> > uses from my ISP. Anyone else confused? Oh well ANY help at all would be
> > greatly appreciated. Maybe if i get this fixed i'll be able to get my sound
> > card workin too.
> >
> > Jim
In Linux - you can leave the IP and netmask address blank; you must enter the
router's IP for the gateway.you can leave the primaryname.domain as
localhost.localdomain.
I also have a Linksys router attached to a cable modem and although my ISP uses
dhcp I was unable to get the router to work when using DHCP from ISP in the
router setup; I finally got it to work by letting the router assume that I had a
static IP and entering all the necessary items during the router setup( you can
get all this info, i.e., host name, domain name ip address, gateway, dns ip if
you're also using Windows by using 'winipcfg'for Win98 or 'ipconfig' for WinNT at
a DOS prompt )
Then i have my router as a DHCP server.
As I sit here thinking about it maybe it would work if , in the router setup you
indicated the ISP as DHCP and then assign each PC an IP address and netmask using
the router's IP as a gateway (of course). I've never tried it that way though.
Good Luck
Eunice Thompson
