Actually, DHCP picks it up for me in Linux...I never specified my DNS numbers, or IP, or anything...not even the host name. Do you have DHCP turned on? peace, Rog http://www.slammingrooves.com Registered Linux user #190719 On Thu, 14 Dec 2000, Joseph Red wrote: > Most likely you need to enter the DNS server addresses. That is picked up > by DHCP in Win9x, but if I'm not mistaken, Linux needs to have it specified. > If you can't ping www.yahoo.com, but you *can* ping 204.71.200.74 (the > address that www.yahoo.com resolves to on my box) then that's the issue. > > Joseph Red > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Travis Mcbride" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2000 8:13 AM > Subject: [newbie] NEED HELP SETTING UP MY CABLE CONNECTION FOR MANDRAKE 7.0 > > > > I need help setting up my cable connection. I am > > unable to connect through netscape. The error message > > says that all the local hosts are unknown. I recieved > > information from the support team on how to set my > > connection up. I did exactly what they told me to do > > and it didn't work. > > > > Network card- Realtek RTL8029(AS) PCI Ethernet NIC > > System- HP Pavilion Model # 6730 > > Proccesor- 600Mhz > > Cable connection- Road Runner > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! Shopping - Thousands of Stores. Millions of Products. > > http://shopping.yahoo.com/ > > > > > >
