Re: [newbie] DHCP and 8.1

[Jennifer]

Well, I originally choose the lan and adsl conections to install. When I 
chose ADSl and entered my ISP name without the www. It showed up by 
default...but still no internet connection. I then turned off the ADSL 
connections and viola!, my connection worked using the 10.0.0.1 IP Address 
with the LAN connection.


On Thursday 04 October 2001 10:45 pm, Roger Sherman wrote:
 On Thu, 4 Oct 2001, Jennifer wrote:
  For my ISP I had to use 10.0.0.1 for my IP address with DHCP on a LAN
  connection, not ADSl or PPPoe. This was different from the connection I
  had set up for mandrake 8.0. I am now on 8.1 and very happy.

 So when the box came up for you to enter in your hostname, you put in
 10.0.0.1? How on earth did you figure that out?

 I'll give it a whirl, a little later...I tried entering in my hostname
 (ool-18.dyn.optonline.net), but it didn't have any effect :-/

   [rog@dyn rog]
  


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[newbie] DHCP and 8.1

[Roger Sherman]

I installed 8.1 a couple days ago, and it has a major advantage over 7.2
(what I've been using since it came out) - I finally have sound. And, a
nice little bonus, it looks great!

One problem, however, and a rather major one at that. As with every
version released after 7.2, from the 8.0 betas on, I haven't been able to
get online. Now, I have a cable modem, using Optimum Online (Cablevision),
I use DHCP, which always tells me it couldn't find an IP # when I boot
into 8.1. I have a 3com 3c900B-TPO nic card, which uses the 3c59x kernel
module. 8.1 detected it just fine, and uses the correct module, so I know
thats not the problem.

With 7.2, when I installed that (each and every time), it asked me what my
host name is, and what my proxy setting are; both boxes I leave blank, and
it works like a charm, every time. With 8.1, I tried it like that, and I
also tried putting in what I believe is my host name, dyn.optonline.net.
All that accomplished was having my terminal showing a prompt that said

[rog@dyn rog]

I didn't do anything with the proxy settings, as I don't believe I have
any. Oh, and in the past, I figured out my (then) current IP # (it only
changes on me once a week or so), and tried to set my box up like a static
IP, but that didn't work either.

So there you have it. Can anyone help? I really want to get 8.1 happening,
as I have realized how much I miss being able to play my ogg files and
CDs...Any more info needed, just ask - I'm willing to do pretty much
whatever I have to to get it happening this time...


peace,

Rog




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