Thanks! I will give it a shot tomorrow. The dialup settings wouldn't be an issue. I do have a fax/modem in the system, but I just use it very occasionally for sending faxes.
Jeff ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, July 23, 2004 10:59 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] Getting online with DSL modem On Friday 23 July 2004 10:44 pm, Jeff Reid wrote: > > I tried setting up the network as a "LAN" connection, and it asked me if > I wanted DHCP or manual, I think it was. I chose DHCP and got asked for > information that I don't have, such as a host name. I have no idea. All I > know is that I have SBC Yahoo! DSL that works flawlessly in Windows and > not at all in Linux. > Jeff, this may or may not help you, but try this: Open MCC > Network & Internet > Connecton My host name is "chris.localdomain Connection type is "lan" Interface is "eth0" IP is "192.168.1.2" Protocol is "dhcp" Driver is "8139too" I vagely remember way back about two years ago when setting up my dsl I had a conflict with my setup because I still had the dial-up settings in place. This may or may not be a factor, I don't know as I haven't followed the thread close enough. I just saw you "giving up" and thought I'd throw the above out for you to try. If it works great, if not I'm sure others have an idea. -- Chris Registered Linux User 283774 http://counter.li.org 10:52pm up 25 days, 4:14, 2 users, load average: 0.55, 0.73, 1.47 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 101 USES FOR A DEAD MICROPROCESSOR (1) Scarecrow for centipedes (2) Dead cat brush (3) Hair barrettes (4) Cleats (5) Self-piercing earrings (6) Fungus trellis (7) False eyelashes (8) Prosthetic dog claws . . . (99) Window garden harrow (pulled behind Tonka tractors) (100) Killer velcro (101) Currency ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Live - From Virgin Radio UK Virgin Radio Classic Tracks - The original classic rock station ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- > ____________________________________________________ > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com > ____________________________________________________ >
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