----- Original Message ----- From: "Jerry Barton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, January 09, 2004 7:26 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] Internet Via Comcast
> On Thu, 8 Jan 2004 19:25:55 -0800 > "John S. Chalice" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hey there everybody.. > > > > Thanks in advance for any help with this. I searched the archive, but > > couldn't quite find the answer to my query... but if anyone can help > > me by merely pointing out the right entry, please feel free. > > > > I just as of last night put Mandrake 9.2 onto my computer, and am > > having a hard time getting internet to work. Like many people out > > there, I am connected to Comcast internet via a cable modem into a > > motherboard with onboard ethernet. This is, luckily, not my only OS > > on this system, but.. I would like to get it working. :) My internet > > works just fine with Windows XP, but I am uncertain as to how to make > > it work with Mandrake. I know it has something to do with DHCP, but I > > am still quite illiterate when it comes to linux, and am uncertain as > > to what settings and information I need to put in for it to work. > > > > Can anyone help me with this? Again.. thanks in advance. > > > > -- John/crys > Steps I took for drakconnect for my comcast cable modem: > 1: Drakconnect wizard: Use Auto Detection checked, Expert mode checked. > click Next > 2: select "Cable Connection" click Next > 3: Which dhcp client do you want to use? select dhcp-client click next > 4: Brings up which device was detected. it had my card so i chose "no" > and click next. (asks this twice, chose no both times) > 5: if it asks which you want to configure choose eth0 click next (doesn't ask) > 6: check Automatic IP. Uncheck "assign hostname from dhcp address" > Check "Start at boot" > 7: click next > 8: hostname: whatever you call your computer (put in "TheLightHouse") > 9: DNS server (put in IP of your dns server. mine on comcast is > 216.148.227.68 you may get that one to work) Gateway device = eth0 > leave zeroconf name and gateway address blank. Click next (no place for gateway device) > 10: if you use a proxy fill in and click next (don't personally use a proxy) > 11: do you want to apply settings? yes. Click Next > 12: Network needs to be restarted. Yes. Click Next > 13: click finish. > Hope that helps. Did all that I could following these directions. Unfortunately, I'm still stuck. The ethernet card won't come up, and internet isn't connected. I looked at 'Configure Local Area Network' and the field next to DHCP client was blank. I tried putting in 'dhcp-client', but it still wouldn't boot up the ethernet card. Tried putting in the gateway, still won't work. I then tried looking at 'Configure Local Area Network' again, and once again the DHCP client field is vacant. Thanks for trying. Any other ideas? Anyone..? Anyone..? Buehler? ;) -- John
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