Getting network connection
I successfully installed Debian on a laptop, but it's refusing to connect to the Internet. It had no difficulty connecting during the installation process, but it's not connecting now. How do I start a network connection? How do I start auto DHCP? -- Jason Hsu jhsu802...@jasonhsu.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Re: Getting network connection
On 2009-09-05 21:24, Jason Hsu wrote: I successfully installed Debian on a laptop, but it's refusing to connect to the Internet. It had no difficulty connecting during the installation process, but it's not connecting now. How do I start a network connection? How do I start auto DHCP? Wired or wireless? -- Brawndo's got what plants crave. It's got electrolytes! -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Re: Getting network connection
On Sun, Sep 6, 2009 at 10:46 AM, Ron Johnsonron.l.john...@cox.net wrote: On 2009-09-05 21:24, Jason Hsu wrote: I successfully installed Debian on a laptop, but it's refusing to connect to the Internet. It had no difficulty connecting during the installation process, but it's not connecting now. How do I start a network connection? How do I start auto DHCP? Wired or wireless? Also, what have you tried? Have you looked at the Debian documentation? There is lots of helpful stuff. http://www.debian.org/doc/ If your more specific about you situation (eg., where it is and how you got there), then you're likely to get more helpful suggestions. -- Brawndo's got what plants crave. It's got electrolytes! -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Re: Getting network connection
It's a wired Ethernet connection. The procedure for getting on the Internet through the Ethernet connection in Puppy Linux is: 1. Make sure that your DSL modem is powered on and properly connected to both your computer and the phone line. 2. Click on the Connect icon on the desktop. 3. Select the network/wireless LAN option. 4. Select eth0. 5. Click on Auto DHCP 6. When the configuration succeeds, save it. 7. Select Done. What's the analogous procedure in Debian Linux? -- Jason Hsu jhsu802...@jasonhsu.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Re: Getting network connection
On 2009-09-06 04:02, Jason Hsu wrote: It's a wired Ethernet connection. The procedure for getting on the Internet through the Ethernet connection in Puppy Linux is: 1. Make sure that your DSL modem is powered on and properly connected to both your computer and the phone line. 2. Click on the Connect icon on the desktop. 3. Select the network/wireless LAN option. 4. Select eth0. 5. Click on Auto DHCP 6. When the configuration succeeds, save it. 7. Select Done. What's the analogous procedure in Debian Linux? If you use GNOME and have a single-user mentality, then it would be to install Network Mangler (I mean Manager). Surely KDE has a similar app. The Debian Way, though, would be to read man 5 interfaces and create an /etc/network/interfaces file that looks something like this: ### BEGIN auto lo iface lo inet loopback allow-hotplug eth0 iface eth0 inet dhcp ### END -- Brawndo's got what plants crave. It's got electrolytes! -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
