Georges-Henry Portefait wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I'm using SUSE 5.3 and soon 6.0 ( i Hope :) ) .
>
> 1 - I will soon be connected to the Internet using a cybersurf Motorola
> "modem".
> this involve using a network card PCI ( i don't know brand or model) but
> a friend got one and there was a linux directory on the floppy they are
> giving with
>
> first Problem they use dynamic IP for this board.
> How can I put a Ethernet board with dynamic IP ( is there a HOWTO ??).
> It seems that I have to use their DHCP server to get the adress ?!?.
>
> anyone has a clue for this kind of problem ??
>
> 2 - I just got a 19" Monitor (Panasonic GL90 ).
> It is very good with window$ in 1152 and in 1280x1024 ( it is usable up
> to 1600x1200 ).
>
> With X the quality is poor ( it seems I see a slow rescan in 1152 ) .
>
> In 1280 I cannot use it ( I guess it s interlacing, the image is going
> up and down seems in synch with vert scan).
>
> I did reconfigure my x server putting exactly the freq boundaries of the
> technical docs.
>
> I wonder if the characteristics of my monitor ( freqs are too wide to X
> to compute the proper waves)
> I' m a newbie and it s a brand new monitor So I really don't want to fry
> it !!
>
> I reconfigure using the text tool because others works poorly for me (
> locks etc ...)
> , maybe I do not use the good server ( I have a G200 matrox ) I upgraded
> to XFREE 3.3.3 ( I guess ).
>
> I kind of lost here and all this is frightening me because of the
> monitor stuff ( fear of fries :)
>
> Can anyone help ?? If so please gimme a clean roadmap ( like URLs :)
> , for a newbie all this stuff is not that easy !!
>
> Moreover when you do this kind of changes I have to restart the machine
> !! I m sure I m missing something here. I'm starting in graphics (
> initlevel 3 as a default using login App then windowmaker )
>
> I know how to restart the WM but I don t know how to restart X without
> rebooting.
>
> any input will be greatly appreciated
If this is Time-Warner's cable modem, you'll need a login
client (good luck - see your local Linux group). Then
you must use a DHCP client. SuSE has one on the web site,
but I don't remember the name. I use Red Hat for my
gateway, and SuSE on my LAN. RH handles this quite
easily.
George
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