On Mon, 8 Dec 2003, John Gibbons wrote:
> Greetings,
>
> I am a newcomer to Linux and cannot speak the technical language at all.
> After somehow successfully installing Mandrake 9.1 alongside XP I am at
> a loss to connect to optusnet via the cable modem that works OK with XP.
> Have read a couple of howtos in books for "beginners" written by well
> meaning but communication challenged experts and have read some advice
> on the internet but cannot understand it either. They may as well be
> written in Esperanto or Swahili as far as a complete beginner is
> concerned.
>
> Would some kind Linux Wizard who still remembers basic English please
> come to my rescue?
Well I could probably help if I used Mandrake. From what I know of optus
cable there's almost no setup involved.
All you need to do is find the network setup tool for Mandrake (Drakconf?)
and setup an 'ethernet' interface and have it automatically setup using
something called DHCP and activating it, that's it! My problem is giving
you the specific terms used and things to click on in the Mandrake config
tool.
If you're physically using a different computer, turn the cable modem off
first because it locks onto the particular network card.
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