Cameron Matheson said: > First, his IP address is 'Obtained Automatically', does this mean i want > to use DHCP? Or does Windows have some proprietary method of > automatically obtaining IP addresses?
that means DHCP.. > > If it is DHCP, i shouldn't need to know the default gw or nameservers > right? That would be a big relief too me... yeah. if this is a normal ethernet network you should have no problems. HOWEVER, if the DHCP server is a win32 box you may quite likely have DNS problems, as at least NT4 seems to add a line feed character or something at the end of the nameservers it reports, so check /etc/resolv.conf if your on such a network, you can modify the DHCP scripts to ignore resolv.conf and you can configure it manually if this is the case. if this is not a normal ethernet network(e.g. this is a computer with DSL over PPPoE or soemthing) then additional configuration may be required. nate -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
