[linux-help] Re: Connecting Roadrunner to Linux

["Clint A. Brubakken" <cabrubak@xxxxxxx>]

We don't have cable there, so you won't be able to test it there. If
someone who has don it wants to help, I don't have a problem, but I'm
not sure how helpful it would be.


Matt Alexander wrote:
> 
> I have read about this Free Linux Installation and Demo on this coming
> Saturday, can I bring my box in and have someone configure Linux to work
> with Roadrunner?
> 
>                                   -Matt Alexander
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: linux-help-bounce@xxxxxxxxx [mailto:linux-help-bounce@xxxxxxxxx]On
> Behalf Of John Alexander
> Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2000 11:57 AM
> To: linux-help@xxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [linux-help] Re: Connecting Roadrunner to Linux
> 
> OK, can you describe the network to which you are attaching the card? Is it
> a
> 10Base-T or Thinnet network? If it's a 10Base-T network, do you have a link
> light on the card and the hub when you plug in the cable with the machine
> on?
> Is this ELink III a new card, or was it bought used?
> 
> ja
> 
> On Tue, 13 Jun 2000, Matt
> Alexander wrote: > first, you have know if your nic card is installed. >
> Yes,
> it is installed, but I don't know if it is working >  correctly, on the
> install
> I selected dhcp but when I >  boot it up it fails when it tries to bring up
> eth0
> interface >  If this helps you any, I have a 3Com EtherlinkIII      ISA >  >
> did you configure redhat to be a network box when you set it up? > I'd like
> it
> to be, I installed everything using the custom > Function in the install
> >
> > was the nic card installed in the box when you installed red hat?
> > If this refers to hardware installed then yes, if it refers to
> > Software then no
> >
> > or do you have to run a module to find the nic and get it going?
> >       I probably do if it can't find it
> >
> > When I ran ifconfig I got:
> >
> > lo    Link encap: Local Loopback
> >       inet addr: 127.0.0.1  Mask: 255.0.0.0
> >       UP LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU: 3924  Metric: 1
> >       RX packets: 18 errors: 0 dropped: 0 overruns: 0 frame: 0
> >       TX packets: 18 errors: 0 dropped: 0 overruns: 0 carrier: 0
> >       collisions: 0 txqueuelen: 0
> >
> >                                   -Matt Alexander
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: linux-help-bounce@xxxxxxxxx [mailto:linux-help-bounce@xxxxxxxxx]On
> > Behalf Of bert
> > Sent: Monday, June 12, 2000 5:50 PM
> > To: linux-help@xxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [linux-help] Re: Connecting Roadrunner to Linux
> >
> > On Sat, 10 Jun 2000, Matt Alexander wrote:
> >
> > > The subject says it all, I need help connecting Red Hat 6.2 to the
> > Internet
> > > through Roadrunner. I know you have probably gotten many emails about
> this
> > > same subject but I am a rather new Linux user and this is my first time
> > > using this email help group.  If you could help me out with this that
> > would
> > > be great.
> > > I also am connecting my Linux box to two other Win98 boxes.
> > >  And I am going to be using my Linux box to host the large files
> > > for a web site of mine.
> > > Could you give me the basics (and maybe some of the advanced issues) on
> > how
> > > to get a server going.
> > > Date: Sat, 10 Jun 2000 22:27:45 -0500
> > >
> > >       http://www.redhat.com/mirrors/LDP/HOWTO/Cable-Modem/index.html
> > >       http://www.redhat.com/mirrors/LDP/HOWTO/SMB-HOWTO.html
> > >       http://www.redhat.com/mirrors/LDP/HOWTO/WWW-HOWTO.html
> > >       http://www.redhat.com/mirrors/LDP/HOWTO/WWW-mSQL-HOWTO.html
> > >       http://www.redhat.com/mirrors/LDP/HOWTO/HOWTO-INDEX-3.html#ss3.1
> > > Date: Sun, 11 Jun 2000 15:11:39 -0500
> > > From: Matt Alexander <webmaster@xxxxxxxxx>
> > > I tried using DHCPcd but was unable to install it, the install section
> of
> > > the readme file was unclear and what I did under stand didn't work.  I
> > also
> > > tried to use pump.  I typed   pump -I eth0 -h hom.kscable.com       It
> > > failed too.
> > > Date: Sun, 11 Jun 2000 22:51:31 -0500
> > > From: Bruce Bales <bbales@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Did you try home.kscable.com ?   Or did you just misspell it above?
> > > Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2000 00:48:52 -0500
> > > From: Matt Alexander <webmaster@xxxxxxxxx>
> > >
> > > Oops, yeah, I just misspelled it, I tried home.kscable.com
> > >
> > > Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2000 09:54:39 -0500
> > > From: John Alexander <john.alexander@xxxxxxxx>
> > > Can you tell us more about how dhcpcd failed when you tried o run it?
> Were
> > > you root/equivalent when you tried to run it? Do you have the netwokr
> card
> > > configured correctly?
> >
> > sorry 'bout the way i strung the thread thru
> >
> > i think john is on the right track --
> > first, you have know if your nic card is installed.
> > i only have questions at this point, matt. sorry.
> > did you configure redhat to be a network box when you set it up?
> > was the nic card installed in the box when you installed red hat?
> > or do you have to run a module to find the nic and get it going?
> >
> > when you run the command 'ifconfig', what do you see?
> >
> > ok,
> > bert
> >
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