On Thursday 23 November 2006 08:51, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > I have installed Suse Linux on my new computer with a Realtek RTL8111B > > ethernet controler. > > > > I have not had any success in connecting to the net > > > > I don't yet have a broadband account but I have noticed that the phone > > line will connect to the ethernet port (RJ45) and I was wondering if I > > could use the port to dial into the internet > > Hi, > > Unless I have very much misunderstood what you are saying here, if you > don't have broadband and don't have a dial up modem you can plug in to > that computer (plugging the phone line in to the ethernet port won't do > much good), then you're not going to have much luck getting that box > connected to the net. > > If you have a dialup account on another PC have you tried connecting > that modem to the linux box? Failing that (ie, if it's an internal > modem), how about getting a small ethernet hub, connecting the two > computers together and sharing the internet connection that way?
Actually, based on the level of the questions: Get an ethernet ADSL modem and do not accept anything else. There will be tears if you ignore this. I believe that (yesterday install) AAPT offer broadband with a single port ethernet router. This is a goodish solution. Install your computers to use DHCP. James -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
