[newbie] DHCP
Hi ! I have Road Runner at home but am not able to configure it. My Network Adapter is working. In order to configure DHCP, the only thing I did is enabling the DHCP option when I installed mandrake 7.1. I guess that is not enough to make Road Runner work (Indeed it doesn't...) I went through the DHCP mini-how-to but it is not updated enough and doesn't deal with the Mandrake 7.1 configuration. There is no way to find a complete documentation on how to do it under Mandrake 7.1... And as I am a pure newbie (I've been using Linux for only 2 weeks...), I really do not know what to do. Moreover, I don't really understand the Networking jargon... Then it would be really great if someone could guide me step-by-step through the process of making DHCP work under Mandrake... Sorry about that... I am just desperate and I still absolutely do not want to go back to the Microsoft world... Thanks a lot for your understanding and help! Nicolas
[newbie] Making DHCP work
Hi! I subscribed to Road Runner (cable using DHCP) two weeks ago and am still not able to use it... I got rid of my first problem (making eth0 work) thanks to two Linux angels, Michael and Greg, that I thank again. Now here is what's happening: * Eth0 seems to work like a charm (IRQ and IO are specified for eth0, the boot says "OK" after "Configuring the Eth0 interface" and so on) * DHCPCD has been configured, and also seems to work. Indeed, when I type "dhcpcd" it says "already running". * When I use the command "ifconfig", I have a nice inet adress for eth0. * The "online" led of the cable modem they provided is flashing on and off. BUT * When I open netscape and type "www.linux.org" or any other adress it answers "unable to locate the server bla bla bla". I did not configure myself DHCPCD or any connection, I let Mandrake do it: In Netconf, I simply used the "Basic Host Information" tab, enabling DHCP. I didn't touch the other tabs as I do not understand that Networking stuff. I guess there is something to do, and I am pretty sure it is something very simple, but I don't know what... [My computer features a Pentium 733, 128 RAM, Tyan Trinity 400 motherboard. Good stuff.] I thank the Linux angels who will save my computer life again! Nicolas
[newbie] Configuring an Ehternet Adapter
Hi! I am a brand new Mandrake user and appreciate very much the initiative of a list supporting dummies like me! I have a Network card (PCI) provided by Road Runner, an american cable services provider. They do not support Linux users. I feel like I am close to the goal of making this card work, but it still doesn't. OK, I stop chatting, here are the details: *My card has been detected at boot time. It said it was a "Davicom ethernet 100/10 Mbit DM9102". I used the configure option. It added -as one could expect- the line "alias eth0 dmfe" in conf.modules. I know it is the right driver as it was the one which was provided with the card. *There is no IRQ conflict. *The card is detected by the BIOS at boot time, before loading Linux. It gives the right device ID and IRQ. *In the KDE Control Center, section PCI, I can also read the card specifications with the right device ID, IRQ and io address. BUT LINUX STILL DOESN'T DETECT IT AT BOOT TIME, AND THE DRIVER IS NOT LOADED. Hence I cannot read any "eht0..." line when I use "dmesg". I receive no error message or "FAILED". *If I do "lsmod", my module (dmfe) does not appear. *In the IO section of KDE Control Center, "eth0" does not appear. *Then if I do "insmod dmfe" or "modprobe dmfe", things are better as I can see "dmfe (unused)" in "lsmod" and "eth0" in the IO section. But "eth0" does not appear in the IRQ section of te KDE Control Center. I guess I gave all the details I could.I've read about a 100 times the Ethernet Howto. I learned a lot and went further thanks to it but it is not able to help me any more. I've spent almost two weeks on that problem and still don't want to give up! But it is hard as without the Internet, I cannot reach the computer autarky!!! Still have to use the University computers, running Windows 95... I thank very very much the Linux guru who will help me! See you! Nicolas
