Re: [Plug] redhat, linksys, and suburban@home :-(

[Joshua Mazess <mazessj@op.net>]

"Obtain IP address automatically" means use DHCP. In Red Hat Linux, the DHCP client
appears to be located in /sbin/dhcpcd. It doesn't look like you need any command
line parameters, but you must run it as root. If you post the results of
/sbin/ifconfig in a mailnote, I can tell you if it looks right. Providing me with
the Suburban@Home addresses will also help me determine if they are being set
correctly. Obviously the ComputerName and WorkgroupName settings do not apply to
Linux. Hopefully they do not require Microsoft networking for their service to
function properly. --Josh

Michelle Weber wrote:

> I'm not running dhcp, I'm going to try it tonight. /sbin/ifconfig looks
> ok, is there anything special I should pay attention to? I am comparing my
> system with another system I set up, (not in the same house), which has
> comcast@home. In Windows the setup is as follows - obtain ip address
> automatically, disable wins, no gateway, enable dns with my assigned
> hostname, and the bens1.pa.home.com domain, and their dns servers. Also,
> I need to put my hostname in computer name, and @home in workgroup, and in
> whatever web browser, i have to use auto proxy config set to
> http://proxy:8080, and that is everything.
>
> --
> Michelle Weber
> umweber@mcs.drexel.edu
>
> On Sun, 18 Jul 1999, Joshua Mazess wrote:
>
> > Are you running the dhcp client? What does your /sbin/ifconfig look like? What
> > settings did suburban@home provide you with? Do you have their Windows
> > configuration instructions? --Josh
> >
> > Michelle Weber wrote:
> >
> > > Hi, I am having a slight problem with my redhat 6.0 box, with a linksys
> > > card, and my freshly installed suburban@home cable modem.
> > > If anyone has any ideas on what might be wrong, I would definitely try
> > > anything at this point.
> > > Suburban won't really help me because I'm using linux, and they say they
> > > can ping my modem, just not my ip.
> > > What I have set up is redhat 6.0 box, with a 2.2.10 kernel i just
> > > compiled.  I compiled in support for my ethernet card, which is really
> > > just a ne2000 pci compatible card.  A friend of mine uses comcast@home,
> > > with redhat 6.0, and the same exact nic card I have. (In fact, I set up
> > > that machine myself, and compiled a kernel similar to mine, which works
> > > fine, I'm using the box right now)
> > > I set everything up using netconf, I put in my host name, domain name,
> > > name servers, netmask, picked eth0 for the device, and the default
> > > gateway, all as they appear on the little config sheet, and I've checked
> > > many many many times to make sure everything is entered correctly in here.
> > > When the machine starts up, I see it find the ethernet card, when lo, and
> > > eth0 start up they say "OK".  When I do a /sbin/ifconfig, the card and
> > > localhost are there, when I do a /sbin/route, everything looks normal,
> > > when I look at /proc/interrupts there are no conflicts.
> > > I can ping localhost, and my own ip, but I can't ping anywhere else, not
> > > even the gateway.  I can ping the gateway from here though, so I know it's
> > > up.  I know data is being sent out, the little lights on the card and the
> > > modem blink, and the cable light is steady, which means I should have a
> > > connection, yet nothing seems to work.
> > > The only suggestions I've gotten so far are the ethernet cable, I tried
> > > both the one that came with the card, and the one that Suburban cable
> > > provided me, and the other is that the card is bad.
> > > Can anyone think of anything else other than the card is bad?
> > > Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Michelle Weber
> > > umweber@mcs.drexel.edu


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