Re: RH9 Configuration for DSL

From: Bill Unger (billu_at_nospam.com)
Date: 09/09/03 

Date: Tue, 9 Sep 2003 16:11:24 -0400

Let's backup for a moment:

You have a DSL router provided by Ameritech, correct? And you have a
Netgear Router, correct? So what is plugged into what? Do you have the
incoming phone line connected to the DSL router, then the network patch
cable connecting the DSL router othe Netgear Router ( plugged into the
cable/dsl port on the Netgear ), and then the RH9 computer connected to one
of the standard network ports of the Netgear??

"pkallis" <pkallis@ameritech.net> wrote in message
news:nlq7b.460$ev2.322207@newssrv26.news.prodigy.com...
> I've just installed RH9 with Gnome and have used both the Internet
> Configuration Wizard and Network Device Control to activate, both the
> network card and the DSL connection (PPPO).
>
> When I click to activate, I get an error message saying: Warning
> redhat-config-network: Cannot activate network device ppp2...
>
> When I click to activate the ethernet card, I get an error message
> saying: Warning redhat-config-network: Cannot activate network device
> eth0...
>
> Under Network Configuration, I set up entries under type xDSL, device
> ppp2, with nickname Ameritech and also the network card under eth0, type
> Ethernet, nickname eth0, hostname localhost.localdomain. IP 127.0.0.1
> for both.
>
> (I also have a modem in the configuration, which also does not activate,
> with the same settings).
>
> The profile box is checked in all cases.
>
> When I try to activate under Network Configuration, these are the error
> messages:
>
> Eth0: Cannot activate network device eth0! Determining IP information
> for eth0... failed; no link present. Check cable?
>
> ppp2: Cannot activate network device ppp2! /sbin/ifup: configuration for
> ppp2 not found. Usage: ifup <device name>
>
> ppp1 (modem): Activating network device ppp1, please wait.... And, I
> wait and wait and wait... nothing happens
>
> I'm not sure whether the ethernet card or the DSL connection is the
> proper way to connect.
> (BTW, I have the card attached to a new Netgear router I bought, both
> to assemble a small network and to firewall against the Microsoft
> prevalent viruses swirling around).
>
> What gives?
>

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