Thanks again! I'll check that HOWTO. University LAN it is (Maryland). We have a Linux Users Group around, but they've mostly scattered for the summer. My appreciation for this list knows no bounds.
Mike > >Sorry, I haven't worked with dhcp in Linux yet. There's a mini-HOWTO at >http://metalab.unc.edu/mdw/HOWTO/mini/DHCP/index.html. The collection at >http://metalab.unc.edu/mdw/HOWTO/ is indispensable, IMHO. > >If you're connecting via an ISP using DSL, you don't need to set up >dhcp; pppoe does the work, and you set the configurations in >/etc/ppp/pap-secrets, /etc/ppp/peers/dsl-provider, and >/etc/init.d/network. Details are in /usr/doc/pppoe/README.Debian which >is installed when you install the pppoe.deb package. > >Sounds like you're connecting via a university LAN, though, so the >DHCP-HOWTO should get you where you need to go. > >Good luck! > >Stan
