First, make sure that you're running a DHCP "Client" and not a DHCP "Server". A client goes looking for an IP, a server hands out IP's. But the IP you need is handed out by ATT@HOME not by your machine. Secondly, make sure you have the DNS numbers for ATT's DNS servers properly configured. Make sure that your firewall (if you have one) isn't blocking OUTGOING ports as well. That would prevent you from getting Internet access as well. That one costed me 5 days of hell! But only one time ! LOL! Third, open a root console, and try these commands,..."ifconfig" and "ifup eth0" - without the quotes. ifconfig ought to give you the Ip assigned by your ISP (ATT@HOME). If there's an IP address associated with your "eth0" network card, then your problem is elsewhere.
Lanman On Wednesday 28 November 2001 03:50 am, you wrote: > i had some trouble getting dhcp to work with att@home also, if you have a > windows machine, get it running and find out your ip address. you should > be able to just use that static address as mine never changed once in the > year i had it. If your address does constantly change, you can purchase a > static ip address from att for pretty cheap. > > mark > > On Wednesday 28 November 2001 20:07, you wrote: > > Well, I'm new to linux here, and finally settled with Mandrake after > > trying many different ones. However, I seem to have gotten stuck on my > > cable modem configuration. I have att@home and should be using dhcp to > > obtain my ip address. Basically what happens after I stop and restart > > the netowrk is getting the IP address fails. Any help with this would be > > much appreciated. > > > > /Cortney
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