I am on ATT cable and a fairly new newbie :-))
I got the gateway and ip from the installer.
when install asks about configuration of card I chose manual and put in the
numbers without DHCP and it works fine for potlnd1.or.
On Tuesday 17 April 2001 11:28, you wrote:
> As I usually do with betas, I'v now installed, and
> re-installed beta3 several times.
> The installer finds my NIC, and detects as being on a LAN (I'm connectec
> via cable modem
> to my ISP). Thus, I can choose either cable *or* LAN connection.
> However, which should
> I choose? (or which would be the preferable selection? It would be
> helpful to the newbie
> if some explanatory text were added / associated with the selection
> window.
>
> I'm sure that I'm not the only newbie who might choose "expert
> install" over
> recommended. The two main attractions of linux: open source, and freedom
> of choice.
> Mandrake, AFAIK, uses KDE as the default desktop whereas Red Hat
> defaults to
> Gnome.
>
> Under Wolverine (RH 7.1 beta) I had no connection problems with
> either KDE or
> Gnome. However, with Mandrake's beta 3, I have a problem under Nautlius.
> with
> dynamic addresses, which I cannot seem to resolve satisfactorily.
> Wether I select
> DHCP. DHCP-client, LAN, cable connection, the probelm still persists
> with Nautilus.
>
> ... any workaround or fix for this?
>
> Elton Woo
>
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