Setting up cable modem with suse 7.1

[toxin21]

Hi, I am dual booting windows/suse 7.1 and am using a cable modem. I am a linux newbie so I need some help setting up my internet connection via cable modem. I am using the @home service. It would be great if someone could post some help or a link to getting me set up.
Thanks :)

[bdg1983]

Just search the main forums here for 'cablemodem' and you should find more than enough to get you going. Very popular subject here. Networking NHF's may also help.

[JG]

Are you using @home ?

If so, then you can rely on the dhcpcd method

ie dhcpcd -h XXXXXXXXX-X

where XXXXXXXX-X is your ID that was provided by your @home service.

NB There's a trick setting initially, and it goes like this:

1. Setup networking in Yast2 as per the dhcp method - just let it go through the exercise of trying to set it up

2. Get out of Yast2

3. Open Yast1, then proceed to the network configuration section. Deactivate the service that was set up by Yast2 - from memory I think it's done by F3

4. Reboot

If the dhcpcd method works then the dhcpcd script can be placed in /etc/init.d/boot.local to have it run automatically at boot up.

PS Don't forget to setup a firewall - try the Personal Firewall that can be activated in Yast2.

JG