Just a small development, I tried to use the wizard, and selected ADSL and the DHCP option to connect, instead of the ethernet selection using DHCP and it worked. It connect to the net, I browsed, and all was well. I re-booted the machine, and it now won't connect again. No matter what I do. I went back through the connection wizard, and checked all the eth0 settings, but after about 1 hour of trying I could not do anything to get it connected again. Something has to be interferring with the connection, but I can't work out what it could be.
How can Mandrake make something so simple, a pain in the ***! Where are the config files for eth0 and internet settings, so I can check the settings and see if there is something wrong there? Bloody hell I am getting frustrated, to the point where I could almost consider sticking with Windows (joke!!). Nah, seriously though, it's not really funny. I think I am on about 5 different forums, and one discussion group, and everyones suggestions are appreciated, but I am not getting anywhere. suggestions??? regards Greg ----- Original Message ----- From: "greg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2002 8:45 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] internet problem & mandrake 9.0 > Hi Dennis, > thanks for the reply, > I had a look, and pptp-adsl-1.0.2-12mdk was not installed. I am not sure > this is my problem though. I installed it, but am not really sure what I am > supposed to do with it. Sorry, I am a bit inexperienced with this sort of > stuff. > Also, I could not find any speedtouch packages on the mandrake install > disks. There does not appear to be anything installed. No I do not have > smoothwall installed, and could not find anything regarding smoothwall. I > did find a package on the cd's called shorewall, but this is not installed. > > When I try to get eth0 up, using ifup eth0, it fails. Also, when I do > ifconfig, after trying to connect to the internet, the wizard changes the > config for eth0 with regard to text in the ifconfig for eth0 showing > "NOTRAILERS". What does this mean. > > The modem really should be quite simple to connect to the net. Something is > stopping it. You see, all parameters are set in the modem. It is using > 'ppp' to connect. Here are all the parameters that are in the modem: > vpi 8, vci 35 connection called ipa > ipa 150.101.208.30 255.0.0.0 > eth0 10.0.0.138 255.0.0.0 > loop 127.0.0.1 255.0.0.0 > auto DHCP > domain name lan > hostname user 10.0.0.1 > SpeedTouch own address > I am bloody well lost. I don't understand why RH8 would have no probs using > it, but Mandrake does. > I want to use mandrake over RH anyday, but neet internet as a must. Sick of > logging into Windows to use the net. > thanks Greg > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dennis Myers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2002 11:50 AM > Subject: Re: [newbie] internet problem & mandrake 9.0 > > > On Monday 02 December 2002 04:58 pm, greg wrote: > > 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. > > Greg, as per earlier posts on the alcatel, check that you have the > "speedtouch" packages installed there are two it would seem logical that > they > were installed if you connected once but never-the-less check that those > packages are in. Other thing is, did you install smoothwall? that can tend > to > get in the way until a minimal config is done to allow internet traffic. HTH > -- > Dennis M. linux user # 180842 > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > ---- > > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com >
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