Re: [newbie] Setting up a cable modem

2000-10-04 Thread Mark Weaver
Roger what this means is that you're not connected. This is evidenced by the fact that your ethernet card isn't referenced in the output. If it were operating you would see it referenced as "eth0". -- Mark /* I never worry about the to-jams. * Once I've stuck my foot in my mouth *

Re: [newbie] Setting up a cable modem

2000-10-03 Thread Roger Sherman
On Mon, 2 Oct 2000 19:44:56 -0500 (CDT), you wrote: When you run 'ifconfig' does it show up as eth0 or something like that? If not you might try using netcfg to setup the networking to know about the ethernet card and your connections settings. OK, what I get is this: lo Link encap:Local

Re: [newbie] Setting up a cable modem

2000-10-03 Thread Roger Sherman
On Mon, 2 Oct 2000 20:20:13 -0400, you wrote: try as superuser ifup ethx where x is 0, 1, 2, etc OK, when I type in the above (exactly as written) this is what I get: usage" ifup device name or go into DrakConf and do a network config you might have to pick out your module try 3com 59x or

Re: [newbie] Setting up a cable modem

2000-10-03 Thread Eunice Thompson
get out of X and as root type: netconf this should take you to the text mode of network configuration. you'll have to enter everything in manually, but this should work. Roger Sherman wrote: On Mon, 2 Oct 2000 20:20:13 -0400, you wrote: try as superuser ifup ethx where x is 0, 1, 2, etc

[newbie] Setting up a cable modem

2000-10-02 Thread Roger Sherman
OK, I've finally gone broadband! Life is good. Except for one thing - I'm still a completely ignorant newbie. I thought I had increased my own learning curve over the last month, but apparently not :-/ Oh well...;-) So, anywho, I have a 3com Etherlink Nic card, (model 3C900B-TPO), along with

Re: [newbie] Setting up a cable modem

2000-10-02 Thread Romanator
Roger Sherman wrote: OK, I've finally gone broadband! Life is good. Except for one thing - I'm still a completely ignorant newbie. I thought I had increased my own learning curve over the last month, but apparently not :-/ Oh well...;-) So, anywho, I have a 3com Etherlink Nic card,

Re: [newbie] Setting up a cable modem

2000-10-02 Thread salane
try as superuser ifup ethx where x is 0, 1, 2, etc or go into DrakConf and do a network config you might have to pick out your module try 3com 59x or something like that On Mon, 02 Oct 2000, you wrote: OK, I've finally gone broadband! Life is good. Except for one thing - I'm still a

Re: [newbie] Setting up a cable modem

2000-10-02 Thread Romanator
Roger Sherman wrote: OK, I've finally gone broadband! Life is good. Except for one thing - I'm still a completely ignorant newbie. I thought I had increased my own learning curve over the last month, but apparently not :-/ Oh well...;-) So, anywho, I have a 3com Etherlink Nic card,

Re: [newbie] Setting up a cable modem

2000-10-02 Thread Romanator
Romanator wrote: Roger Sherman wrote: OK, I've finally gone broadband! Life is good. Except for one thing - I'm still a completely ignorant newbie. I thought I had increased my own learning curve over the last month, but apparently not :-/ Oh well...;-) So, anywho, I have a

Re: [newbie] Setting up a cable modem

2000-10-02 Thread Michael
When you run 'ifconfig' does it show up as eth0 or something like that? If not you might try using netcfg to setup the networking to know about the ethernet card and your connections settings. *^*^*^* Was it a dream where you see yourself standing in sort of sungod robes on a pyramid with a