Re: [newbie] DHCP install for Linux-Mandrake and other problems...

1999-09-28 Thread Rendus Maiman
Thanks for the info dude, now to get more proficient in the use of Linux :) >From: John Aldrich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: [newbie] DHCP install for Linux-Mandrake and other problems... >Date: Mon, 27 Sep 1999 12:

Re: [newbie] DHCP install for Linux-Mandrake and other problems...

1999-09-27 Thread John Aldrich
On Mon, 27 Sep 1999, you wrote: > > I know it's a known problem, and I've seen it on their website, but how big > is the file? If it fits on a diskette, I can download it from Windows then > switch HD and install it from the diskette. How simple is it to install > something in Linux from a DOS

Re: [newbie] DHCP install for Linux-Mandrake and other problems...

1999-09-26 Thread John Aldrich
On Sun, 26 Sep 1999, you wrote: >Also, Mandrake's version has a > problem with unmounting its stuff when shutting down, it fails very often > and goes through some sort of scandisk at startup. Never happened while I > was trying RedHat 6. > Known problem. Go update the kernel and init scrips f

[newbie] DHCP install for Linux-Mandrake and other problems...

1999-09-26 Thread Rendus Maiman
I've posted earlier about my problem with getting connected to my cable company. Well, the DHCP version that is installed with Linux-Mandrake is CRAP. I got this CD from a book with Redhat 6.0 and did a fresh install, and guess what? DHCP worked first shot. I could ping Videotron's IP with no