This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000C_01C15C16.4FB3BDA0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi guys, Well, I finally have been able to get linux working, but have had no = luck getting my cable modem to see my computer. In windows it works = fine, but in linux no go. Here is a little back ground. I am using red hat linux 7.1. I downloaded the iso's and burned them to = CD. I have cox @home My ethernet card is not the one they talk about in the DHCP mini howto. = The Etherlink III 3c509b, I believe. The card that interfaces with the cable modem is a Linksys etherlan pci = II. It came in a networking kit I bought from Linksys. The computer also = has a 100 Mbps card to connect it to the internal network. The computer I want to connect directly to the internet plays more of a = server role than anything.=20 Besides the server, I also have a home network of three other computers. 1) Is the one I normally work on. (100Mbps NIC) 2) Is my wifes. (100Mbps NIC) 3) Is a laptop with enough cable to take it anywhere in the house. = (10Mbps NIC) The internal network runs through a Linksys etherfast 10/100 5 port = workgroup hub. I have not really tried to connect the other computers on = the internal network yet, because I want to get the linux box connected = to the internet first. I only mention the other computers to give a bit = of an idea as to what my final goal is..... Get a linux box working as a = "server" while doing ip masqing for my internal network. Now my question. I read the mini howto on the DHCP server about the -h hostname. However, = the /sbin/ifup file already appears to have what the howto suggests to = add. Also, I tried entering the "pump -i eth0 -h hostname" but it keeps = coming back with a command failed message. When I start Linux, during LILO, the eth0 card always fails to init. The how to suggests getting the card out of pnp mode, I am looking into = finding out how to do that with the linksys card. Does anyone have any suggestions on what to try? Any input would be = greatly appreciated. I was also wondering if i might have the wrong NIC doing the wrong = thing. What if the internal network NIC is eth0, that would really mess = things up. Regards, Cliff ------=_NextPart_000_000C_01C15C16.4FB3BDA0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hi guys,
Well, I finally have been able to get = linux=20 working, but have had no luck getting my cable modem to see my = computer. In=20 windows it works fine, but in linux no go. Here is  a little back=20 ground.
I am using red hat linux 7.1. I = downloaded the=20 iso's and burned them to CD.
I have cox @home
My ethernet card is not the one they = talk about in=20 the DHCP mini howto. The Etherlink III 3c509b,  I=20 believe.
The card that interfaces with the cable = modem is a=20 Linksys etherlan pci II. It came in a networking kit I bought from=20 Linksys. The computer also has a 100 Mbps card to connect it = to the=20 internal network.
The computer I want to connect directly = to the=20 internet plays more of a server role than anything.
Besides the server, I also have a home network of three other = computers.
1) Is the one I normally work on. = (100Mbps=20 NIC)
2) Is my wifes. (100Mbps = NIC)
3) Is a laptop with enough cable to = take it=20 anywhere in the house. (10Mbps NIC)
The internal = network runs through a=20 Linksys etherfast 10/100 5 port workgroup hub. I have not really tried = to=20 connect the other computers on the internal network yet, because I want = to get=20 the linux box connected to the internet first. I only mention the other=20 computers to give a bit of an idea as to what my final goal is..... Get = a linux=20 box working as a "server" while doing ip masqing for my internal=20 network.
 
Now my question.
I read the mini howto on the DHCP = server about the=20 -h hostname. However, the /sbin/ifup file already appears to have what = the howto=20 suggests to add. Also, I tried entering the "pump -i eth0 -h hostname" = but it=20 keeps coming back with a command failed message.
When I start Linux, during LILO, the = eth0 card=20 always fails to init.
The how to suggests getting the card = out of pnp=20 mode, I am looking into finding out how to do that with the linksys=20 card.
 
Does anyone have any suggestions on = what to=20 try?  Any input would be greatly appreciated.
I was also wondering if i might have = the wrong NIC=20 doing the wrong thing. What if the internal network NIC is eth0, = that would=20 really mess things up.
 
 
Regards,
Cliff
 
 
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