On Sun, 5 Nov 2000 22:16:25 -0500, you wrote:
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Roger Sherman
>> Sent: Sunday, November 05, 2000 10:29 PM
>> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> Subject: Re: [newbie] My continuing cable modem woes...
>>
>>
>> On Sat, 4 Nov 2000 14:24:01 -0800, you wrote:
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>> >
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>> >> OK, heres one of my fundamental problems...I don't know
>> how to tell if
>> >> my card exists as eth0...how do I do that? I apologize for the
>What does this say?: ifconfig eth0
eth0: error fetching interface information: Device not found
I guess that means its not seeing my card, eh?
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>> >> simplicity of this question, and the many to follow, but
>> theres gonna
>> >> be a bunch until I get this thing knocked off, so get your
>> seatbelts
>> >> buckled :-)
>> >>
>> >
>>
>>
>> OK, heres what I have in there:
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>> Adaptor
>> Config Mode: DHCP
>If the NIC is to be setup by DHCP, there is no need for Primary Name and
>Domain, Alias, IP address, and Net mask. Also, dhclient will replace the
>contents of /etc/resolve.conf unless you correctly set up
>/etc/dhclient.conf.
Just for hahas, since I don't know how to correctly set up
/etc/dhclient.conf, I went to take a look at it, but it doesn't exist.
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>> Primary Name and Domain: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>[EMAIL PROTECTED] is invalid. It should be a FQDN like
>rog.slammingrooves.com
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>> Alias: rog@slammingrooves
>same here also.
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>> IP address: 24.188 blah blah blah
>> Net mask: 255.255.255.192
>> Net Device: eth0
>> Kernel Module: 3c59x
>> I/O port:
>> IRQ: 10
>IF this is a PCI card you should not have to enter the IRQ. If not, you
>might have to enter the I/O port also.
OK, it is a PCI, and I took out the IRQ...
peace,
Rog
http://www.slammingrooves.com
