> Based on the information provided earlier, if the router can handle 100 > speed, then you are attempting to use 100baseTX ethernet, if not, you > are attempting to use 10baseT ethernet. > > One final question: Am I right in assuming that you are trying to set it > up with the AMD under Linux as the system that connects to the Internet, > and both the WinXP machine and the laptop piggy-backing onto that > connection?
The XP is the system that is connected to the internet, and I'm trying to piggy back to that connection the AMD box and the XP laptop. > > The reason I ask this is that on rereading your comments, I note your > repeated reference to "LinkSys router" and I'm wondering if that's an > ADSL router that forms your Internet connnection. If it is, then the > advice to be given is rather different to the above, and the above > advice should be ignored. I have a Linksys Ethernet 10/100 Cable/DSL Router (BEFSR41 ver.2) with four ports connected to a Shark Fin cable modem. > > In this event, please run the `netconfig` command but ensure that the > "Use dynamic IP configuration" box IS checked. In this case, the values > of the remaining fields are irrelevant and should be ignored. You also > need to configure your router to enable the DHCP server and the NAT > facilities therein, and it will then configure the IP addresses,etc, on > all the systems on your network. > > Best wishes from Riley. Thanks for your advice. Enrique - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-newbie" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.linux-learn.org/faqs