On Thursday 01 July 2004 11:35, Tom Brinkman wrote: > On Thursday 01 July 2004 10:38 am, Hoyt Bailey wrote: > > > Yes, "Everything just happened" for me. Other than some > > > initial problems when I first got DSL while usin 9.0, > > > Mandrake (cooker) installs have always configured eth0 for me > > > after I input the info during the install, and most all of > > > the entries I leave blank, or at default. About all I enter, > > > IIRC, is sbcglobal.net, my user ID and password. I don't > > > start the connect at boot, and I believe that is the default. > > > > > > Then a rp-pppoe run of 'adsl-setup' to answer about a half > > > dozen questions. One of which one is to enter DNS, I just > > > type 'server' and DNS is automagically obtained from > > > sbcglobal.net. Often after recent fresh installs (/home is > > > saved), I don't even need to re-do a 'adsl-setup' > > > > > > I avoid usin Mandrake's 'drakconnect'. I believe recent > > > Mandrake versions install rp-pppoe when you choose 'adsl' > > > during install anyhow. > > > -- > > > Tom Brinkman Corpus Christi, Texas > > > Proud to be an American > > > > Thanks for your advise I know all of ppp is installed but I > > dont think its being used. > > -- > > Regards; > > Hoyt > > I forgot one thing Hoyt. SBC (at least here) requires I use > my email address as my UserID. EG, [EMAIL PROTECTED], > instead of as rp-pppoe suggests, just tbrinkman. > -- > Tom Brinkman Corpus Christi, Texas > Proud to be an American > > I noticed that my tag line on the terminal changed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] hoyt]$ I suspected that was my user ID provided by sbc, (in dot notation). 67.65.249.187. Yahoo accepts the email address. -- Regards; Hoyt
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