Cable Modem Troubles =(.

[Nutrageous]

First off I would like to say I am a linux newbie, who got tired of windows. I got Mandrake because I heard it was good for newbies.

So I install it fine, and I have @home. I am trying to set up my internet connection.

So I follow this guide - http://www.linuxnewbie.org/nhf/intel/distros/mandrake/athome_setup.html - as much as I could.

I open DrakeConf and go to Internet/network configuration. It says you are not connected to the internet. So I selected to configure for a cable modem. I got through some of these steps, and after I was done I clicked done, and went back to DrakeConf again and to Internet/network configuration to make sure I had a connection. Surely enough it said "You are connected to the internet, you may disconnect or modify your netowork." So I cancel out, and open netscape. No luck. Try to run IRC. NO luck. No luck with ICQ. It's saying I have an IC, but I can't do anything! Any help?

And, I have another question. I had had trouble instaling mandrake because I have a USB keyboard. After the third time instaling it finally recognized my KB. Now when I go to Grub system chooser, it says Old linux2, old linux 3, and old windows, etc.. Any way to "safely" get rid of these?

Thanks in advance.

[ 09 April 2001: Message edited by: Nutrageous ]

[[GoRN]]

open an xterm or gnome-terminal or konsole (or someway to get a command line) and type: ifconfig

post that puts out. also post: cat /etc/resolv.conf

as for grub, i don't use it but i bet theres a file like /etc/grub.conf that hase lines you could delete. try man grub or man grub.conf (man is manual, very useful)

[Nutrageous]

Alright thanks a lot. I am going to boot back up in linux and see what I get with these.

[Nutrageous]

Hm.. typed ifconfig and it says bad command, any special way I have to do this?

[complication]

First try and ping yourself using

# ping 127.0.0.1

if you get replys you know that your NIC is working.

If your NIC isnt working, your going to have to find out what module your card uses and plug it into the kernel.

If your NIC card is working fine, you just have to get your networking properties set up correctly. There is a command to restart your network, but I dont know it offhand... I usually reboot.

Hope this helps.

[Nutrageous]

Alright. I am pretty sure my NIC card is working, but thanks for the imput. Do I need to be logged in as root to be able to access "ifconfig?"

[Nutrageous]

I took a screen shot of the reply from "ifconfig." Should I post it or does this has info I dont want to get out?

[Travis Shofner]

If your NIC is working, try:

ping 205.162.184.2

If it gives back a positive response (anything that doesn't say expired in transit, request timed out, network unreachable..), then try to ping yahoo.com. If you can't ping yahoo.com, then you didn't enable your DNS for your service provider. I would call their technical support line and just ask for the DNS entries for your area (I wouldn't mention you're using linux, they might tell you they don't support it and hang up on you or something.).

After that, hardcode your dns and you should be ok.

[Nutrageous]

Yeah I should give @home a call...

[Dylan]

try typing:

insmod rtl8139
then goto www.linux.com, (http://www.linux.com,) and the first step section, and find the thing on ethernet, and follow all the instructions BESIDES the ether= part

[Nutrageous]

Got to the part on first step but can't find ethernet.

Am I just missing something so obvious? I dont know. I go to drakconf > Network configuration and try things there. Anything else that I'm missing? It says I have a cable connection when I click on Network Configuration again. What's the deal?