Re: [newbie] Network Trouble
No problem. I was just checking. The email had a desparate ring to it. Cheers! Roman Michael M Walker wrote: sorry Romanator but my linux system is up and running as i am in a network service with Cisco Systems i had no problem with the config of the three Pentium Pro's i have on my Linux box i was just trying to help the other guy with his and DHCP will work fine if he knows how to setup the Linux NetWork config rite. but you are rite ppp is a lot easier to setup than DHCP Romanator wrote: Hello Michael, I am also using a cable modem. With a little tweaking, you'll be up and running. Please check out the the mail archives from the last month at: http://www.linux-mandrake.com. This topic has been covered dozens and dozens of times. And, the archives will provide you with a wealth of information. Also, I have provided a copy of the link below. Read it over a couple of times, make a print out, and apply the supplied instructions to your installation in Linux. http://members.home.net/randal.leavitt/CableModemConnectionNotes.html FYI: The hostname is the name @Home provided you for your computer HOSTNAME is cr494246-A Contact your cable service technical support rep. and they will provide you with the required addresses. Ask them for the following: IP address Subnet mask Default Gateway Domain name An example is: etob1.on.wave.home.com DNS Search order: An example is: 24.2.9.33 and 24.2.9.35 By the way, you may want to consider using TCP/IP rather than DHCP. It worked for me. Good Luck! Roman Michael M Walker wrote: Hi jim I have a Cable Modem and is what is wants to know is your host and computer name and my server provides me with this it is as follows C494246-A this is a given as you server might have yours setup differently it could be in a IP form or even a name so if you do not know you host and computer name you should call them and ask for it they can give it to you. as for for the connection in your name server you will need to put in you first dns ip and the second for the second ans you should connect the rest will be up to your modem and dhcp server. Jim Dwyer wrote: Another HUGE problem Mandrake has detected my NIC and i'm having trouble setting up the parameters so i can get internet access. Here's my problem, I have a cable modem which runs into a Linksys 4 port router. From there an RJ-45 runs to a hub and then out of the hub and Rj-45 runs into my computer. I can't seem to get access to the internet. Both my ISP and Router use DHCP and i'm clueless as to what to put. When i go to configure i select eth0 for my NIC and the right driver is also selected. What do i put for PrimaryName.domain, IP (this is tricky cause my router uses DHCP) and Netmask. Do i just leave them blank. Also, do i need to set a gateway and if so, do i put down the IP address for my router or the gateway my router uses from my ISP. Anyone else confused? Oh well ANY help at all would be greatly appreciated. Maybe if i get this fixed i'll be able to get my sound card workin too. Jim
Re: [newbie] Network Trouble
toyswins wrote: Fighting similar battles. Am very interested in the answers also so please everyone, answer in public forum if nothing else. Thanks to the group - - - I'm afraid I did understand the question...shudder at the thoughtI'm turning into a geek. See ya' Jim Dwyer wrote: Another HUGE problem Mandrake has detected my NIC and i'm having trouble setting up the parameters so i can get internet access. Here's my problem, I have a cable modem which runs into a Linksys 4 port router. From there an RJ-45 runs to a hub and then out of the hub and Rj-45 runs into my computer. I can't seem to get access to the internet. Both my ISP and Router use DHCP and i'm clueless as to what to put. When i go to configure i select eth0 for my NIC and the right driver is also selected. What do i put for PrimaryName.domain, IP (this is tricky cause my router uses DHCP) and Netmask. Do i just leave them blank. Also, do i need to set a gateway and if so, do i put down the IP address for my router or the gateway my router uses from my ISP. Anyone else confused? Oh well ANY help at all would be greatly appreciated. Maybe if i get this fixed i'll be able to get my sound card workin too. Jim In Linux - you can leave the IP and netmask address blank; you must enter the router's IP for the gateway.you can leave the primaryname.domain as localhost.localdomain. I also have a Linksys router attached to a cable modem and although my ISP uses dhcp I was unable to get the router to work when using DHCP from ISP in the router setup; I finally got it to work by letting the router assume that I had a static IP and entering all the necessary items during the router setup( you can get all this info, i.e., host name, domain name ip address, gateway, dns ip if you're also using Windows by using 'winipcfg'for Win98 or 'ipconfig' for WinNT at a DOS prompt ) Then i have my router as a DHCP server. As I sit here thinking about it maybe it would work if , in the router setup you indicated the ISP as DHCP and then assign each PC an IP address and netmask using the router's IP as a gateway (of course). I've never tried it that way though. Good Luck Eunice Thompson
Re: [newbie] Network Trouble
Hi jim I have a Cable Modem and is what is wants to know is your host and computer name and my server provides me with this it is as follows C494246-A this is a given as you server might have yours setup differently it could be in a IP form or even a name so if you do not know you host and computer name you should call them and ask for it they can give it to you. as for for the connection in your name server you will need to put in you first dns ip and the second for the second ans you should connect the rest will be up to your modem and dhcp server. Jim Dwyer wrote: Another HUGE problem Mandrake has detected my NIC and i'm having trouble setting up the parameters so i can get internet access. Here's my problem, I have a cable modem which runs into a Linksys 4 port router. From there an RJ-45 runs to a hub and then out of the hub and Rj-45 runs into my computer. I can't seem to get access to the internet. Both my ISP and Router use DHCP and i'm clueless as to what to put. When i go to configure i select eth0 for my NIC and the right driver is also selected. What do i put for PrimaryName.domain, IP (this is tricky cause my router uses DHCP) and Netmask. Do i just leave them blank. Also, do i need to set a gateway and if so, do i put down the IP address for my router or the gateway my router uses from my ISP. Anyone else confused? Oh well ANY help at all would be greatly appreciated. Maybe if i get this fixed i'll be able to get my sound card workin too. Jim
RE: [newbie] Network Trouble
|-Original Message- |From: Jim Dwyer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] |Sent: Thursday, July 06, 2000 7:24 PM |To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] |Subject: [newbie] Network Trouble | | |Another HUGE problem | |Mandrake has detected my NIC and i'm having trouble setting up the |parameters so i can get internet access. Here's my problem, I have a cable |modem which runs into a Linksys 4 port router. From there an RJ-45 runs to |a hub and then out of the hub and Rj-45 runs into my computer. I |can't seem |to get access to the internet. Both my ISP and Router use DHCP and i'm |clueless as to what to put. Use Linuxconf (from Drakconf) to set up your card. Make sure that dhcp is turned ON for your eth0 device. Linux will take care of everything for you upon the next reboot... ... assuming your cable modem is working and so is you NIC card. | When i go to configure i select eth0 |for my NIC |and the right driver is also selected. What do i put for |PrimaryName.domain, IP (this is tricky cause my router uses DHCP) and |Netmask. If you use dhcp just leave things blank. Linux will automagically configure itself. |Do i just leave them blank. Also, do i need to set a gateway and |if so, do i put down the IP address for my router or the gateway my router |uses from my ISP. Anyone else confused? Oh well ANY help at all would be |greatly appreciated. Nope, not confused... |Maybe if i get this fixed i'll be able to |get my sound card workin too. Eh, you might need to do this first... Run sndconfig from a console, not from Xwindows. | |Jim |
Re: [newbie] Network Trouble
Hello Michael, I am also using a cable modem. With a little tweaking, you'll be up and running. Please check out the the mail archives from the last month at: http://www.linux-mandrake.com. This topic has been covered dozens and dozens of times. And, the archives will provide you with a wealth of information. Also, I have provided a copy of the link below. Read it over a couple of times, make a print out, and apply the supplied instructions to your installation in Linux. http://members.home.net/randal.leavitt/CableModemConnectionNotes.html FYI: The hostname is the name @Home provided you for your computer HOSTNAME is cr494246-A Contact your cable service technical support rep. and they will provide you with the required addresses. Ask them for the following: IP address Subnet mask Default Gateway Domain name An example is: etob1.on.wave.home.com DNS Search order: An example is: 24.2.9.33 and 24.2.9.35 By the way, you may want to consider using TCP/IP rather than DHCP. It worked for me. Good Luck! Roman Michael M Walker wrote: Hi jim I have a Cable Modem and is what is wants to know is your host and computer name and my server provides me with this it is as follows C494246-A this is a given as you server might have yours setup differently it could be in a IP form or even a name so if you do not know you host and computer name you should call them and ask for it they can give it to you. as for for the connection in your name server you will need to put in you first dns ip and the second for the second ans you should connect the rest will be up to your modem and dhcp server. Jim Dwyer wrote: Another HUGE problem Mandrake has detected my NIC and i'm having trouble setting up the parameters so i can get internet access. Here's my problem, I have a cable modem which runs into a Linksys 4 port router. From there an RJ-45 runs to a hub and then out of the hub and Rj-45 runs into my computer. I can't seem to get access to the internet. Both my ISP and Router use DHCP and i'm clueless as to what to put. When i go to configure i select eth0 for my NIC and the right driver is also selected. What do i put for PrimaryName.domain, IP (this is tricky cause my router uses DHCP) and Netmask. Do i just leave them blank. Also, do i need to set a gateway and if so, do i put down the IP address for my router or the gateway my router uses from my ISP. Anyone else confused? Oh well ANY help at all would be greatly appreciated. Maybe if i get this fixed i'll be able to get my sound card workin too. Jim
