Re: Help with SUSE 9.0 Network Connection?

From: imotgm (imotgm_REMOVE_at_invalid-yahoo.com)
Date: 04/05/04 

Date: Mon, 05 Apr 2004 08:41:42 -0500

On Sun, 04 Apr 2004 07:16:16 -0700, David Hill wrote:

> Hello.
>
> I am new to Linux. I recently installed SUSE 9.0 (KDE 3.1) on my
> Dell. For the most part, it works great, and the install went very
> smoothly.
>
> The ONE thing that is hanging me up is the network connection. This
> is my home machine and we have Verizon DSL. The Verizon people do not
> support Linux, so they were no help.
>
> In Windows, when I go to control panel --> network settings, I see
> information listed for:
>
> 1. Broadband. Here, device type is shown to be PPPOE, server type is
> PPP, transports are TCP/IP, server IP is 10.11.1.1, and client IP is
> 141.158.218.23. Under TPC/IP, it is specified to optain IP and DNS
> automatically.
>
> 2. LAN or High Speed Internet. Here the IP is given as
> 128.174.221.163, the subnet is given as 255.255.254.0, the gateway is
> 128.174.22.1.

Did you enter the information in /etc/resolve.conf?

>From mine;

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

domain verizon.com # or whatever they go by locally
nameserver xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx # whichever of the quad numbers is theirs
nameserver xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx # second nameserver if they have more than one
nameserver xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx # third nameserver

 
> My problem?? I am unsure to make all this work in Linux. When I go
> into YAST, I see the network card. I did my best to set it correctly
> during the original install. It is shown as a Dell BCM4401 100Base-T.
> It is configured as eth0, with DHCP.
>
> Also in YAST, when I got to 'Network Address Setup,' 'auto address
> setup via dchp' is selected.
>
> Finally, when I go to 'DSL,' I have entered the password / login stuff
> for the connection.

Looks good to me. But then I've been up for 36 hrs. ;)
 
> When I finish this, and the Kinternet tool comes up, nothing happens
> when I try to connect!
>
> I realize that I am a total rookie at Linux. Can anyone point out
> anything obvious that I am doing wrong? Tips would be most welcome.
>
> Thanks,
> Dave Hill.

If unsure of which number is their name server, call them and ask for the
quad addresses. They should have more than one.

Hope this helps. 

-- 
imotgm

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