On Monday 02 December 2002 05:07 pm, greg wrote: > Also, one more note, I don't know if it is clear, but the router is > configured to access the internet for me internally, and that is how > windows, and rh8 do it. 10.0.0.138 is the routers address. > > thanks Greg > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "greg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2002 9:58 AM > Subject: [newbie] internet problem & mandrake 9.0 > > > Hi, this is a bit of a long one, but I need some help, and need to give > > as much info as possible. > > I use a modem/router to access the internet. It is a Alcatel speed touch > > Pro. The ethernet card is a Realtek 8139. Mandrake driver is 8139too. > > Computer is a P4, with all the usual. > > Under windows, I have no problems accessing, it automatically configures > > and > > > no probs (WinXP). Under Red Hat 8.0 I had no problems at all, it > > automatically configured, and accessed the internet out of the box. I > > want to use Mandrake 9.0, and can't for the life of me get it working. I > > am relatively new to linux. > > Now, all details as far as I can gather are entered properly, such as > > eth0 ip 10.0.0.1, subnet mask 255.0.0.0, gateway 10.0.0.138(modem > > address). > > When > > > the software installed, I chose to automatically detect, and chose > > through the ethernet card, and selected auto dhcp.., and start on boot... > > since > > then > > > I have tried inputting the manual figures as it didn't work. One thing I > > found was that lisa was not set up. I put all the info in as it was in > > rh80, > > > and the thing actually connected to the net. I was surfing. But on > > re-boot, > > > it didn't want to work again!! Damn. Very strange. I checked that lisa > > hadn't lost the settings, and they were all there still. I am having > > problems when ever I use the mandrake control centre to try connecting to > > the internet, eth0 looses all the inet addr and Mask details. When ever I > > exit the control centre, and drak saves configurations, eth0 goes down. I > > use ifconfig to bring it back up, and allocate the correct details and it > > appears o.k (ifconfig eth0 pointopoint 10.0.0.1 netmast 255.0.0.0). I > > also notice that the multicast parameter also gets deactivated, and I > > have to also activate that again (multiall). But won't connect to the > > internet. > > What > > > baffles me is how it connected once, and now I can't get it to work at > > all. > > > please help me problem solve this, my computer is about to get thrown off > > the balcony I swear! > > > > thanks Greg. > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- >- ---- > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com OK then, try setting up the "pptp-adsl-1.xxx" package also. This is for alcatel from behind a firewall/router as I understand it. HTH -- Dennis M. linux user # 180842
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