Ok...let's reapproach this thing. I'm going to assume that you have a network card in your computer, and you've attached the ethernet cable...the one that came with the cable modem...between the ethernet card in your computer and the ethernet port on the cable modem. I'm also going to assume that your cable ISP is using dhcp, and not login authentication (PPPoE) in order for you to hook up to the net.
Edit /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 in your favorite editor (I usually use vi or pico, myself), and make sure it has the following in it: DEVICE=eth0 BOOTPROTO=dhcp ONBOOT=yes That's it...save and close the file. Make sure that the cable modem is hooked up to the cable, to the ethernet, and is powered on and has all of its necessary lights lit. Then, on your computer, run "service network restart" This should bring down the network interface, and then bring it back up, and it should obtain its IP address via DHCP. On Thu, 23 Jan 2003, James Ko wrote: > > I have both an ethernet cable and a usb cable that i can use. > i think my problem was that i did not install the proper software to allow me to use >my cable modem. there were options to install for the dhcp, dns, etc. However, > it wouldn't let me install this software, because it said i needed a disc called >"Psyche 8.0, disk 1". Any ideas anyone? > Mike Burger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:Is this a USB or ethernet connected >cable modem? > > If ethernet connected, just change your network settings, on your linux > system, to dhcp and then "service network restart"...this will then set > your system to try to obtain an address from the cable company. If you're > using ethernet, you don't have to configure anything on your Linux system, > regarding the cable modem, itself. > > On Thu, 23 Jan 2003, James Ko wrote: > > > > > hi everyone! > > > > I am trying to set up my cable modem to my Linux 8.0 personal system. I have an >RCA modem from Comcast cable company. I heard that this modem is for windows-based >pc's. I tried going into Internet confiig. wizard and activating my cable modem and >ethernet card, but it doesn't activate. It brings up an error message-- "cannot >activate" Any suggestions? Thanks! -- Mike Burger http://www.bubbanfriends.org Visit the Dog Pound II BBS telnet://dogpound2.citadel.org or http://dogpound2.citadel.org:2000 -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
