Welcome to the wonderful world of linux.
I use mandrake but don't use optus cable- so i can't tell you exactly what to put in there.
Mandrake 9.1 has a 'Control Centre' which by default can be found in the 'start' menu of KDE or Gnome or by typing 'DrakConf' in a terminal.
Once launched, there is a 'Network & Internet' tab on the left hand side of the control surface window- once clicked this reveals the 'DrakConnect' application/utility- this is where you setup your internet, there is a wizard which can guide you through the process of setting up the net. You might have to choose 'expert mode' if the auto detect doesn't work.
Sorry for only taking you halfway there- but i really don't know what to put in for optus.
Cheers,
Jasper
On 08/12/2003, at 8:48 AM, Grant Parnell wrote:
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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