cable internet in slackware9

[Siplus]

how do i set this up? i went through netconfig, but mozilla couldn't detect an internet connection.

i have a router, so i setup netconfig to obtain an ip address from a dhcp server.

[Refalm]

Is your router running a DHCP server? If not, then that could be the problem.

[Laukev7]

Are you sure your internet connexion is configured properly? I had a similar problem when I tried to install Slackware 8.1. I also have cable modem, and I have a NE2000 compatible ethernet card which could not be detected, even though the correct modules seemed to be included. Maybe you should try modprobe to check if the modules are loaded.

[Siplus]

yes, my router is a dhcp server, and i beleive slackware recognises my ethernet card.

i just don't know how to set it up so it uses my ethernet card for the internet. this was easy to do in redhat9, but i don't know how in slack9

[KernelPanic]

Check it has picked up the correct IP with,
ip address show

and the correct gateway settings with,
ip route show

If either of those are wrong then you know where the problem is and just have to renew the DHCP lease and/or set the gateway to be correct.

[Master of Reality]

tux... what the hell are you talking about? "ip address show"?????


anyway...
at the console after setting it up with netconfig.. do:
"ifconfig" and tell me what it says please.

[KernelPanic]

I like the ip tool, it does so much more than setup your network connection. The reason I suggested him to check with it was I had been using that day and it was at the top of my mind, they both say the same thing so it doesn't matter.

Well, I tell a lie. It doesn't do much more than configure your connection, but it is very cool.

[ June 12, 2003: Message edited by: Tux ]

[Siplus]

this is what i got for eth0 with the ifconfig command:

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the other two commands listed above by tux do not work...

[beltorak0]

That's cause those ip tools are not a part of slackware.  Have you tried to renew the dhcp lease?  Does it work with another distro?

I haven't had a chance to play with slack9 yet; I'm saving up the money to buy the cd's... mostly cause I don't have the bandwidth to download it, and I want the slackware live cd.

So how do you like it?

[Siplus]

i don't have the harddrive space to install another distro, so if i do, i'll have to wipe my slackware isntall

i had a friend dl them for me, but you don't have to buy the boxed set. you can probibly just order a cd with it from a dl site (don't know..maybe download.com will sell cds)

slackware9 is pritty cool, but it isn't as user friendly as redhat9 is. 2 things that i don't like about it, but it's just because i dont' know enough about linux:
my internet: this is really annoying, and untill i get access, i won't be using slackware much...
my touchpad: this is just an annoyance, because i also have a mouse. i do not know how to install the driver, or even where to find it

both of those problems are solved for me with redhat9, so i'll probibly just install that sometime soon

[Master of Reality]

do "dhcpcd"
see what it says.


do you know your router ip address??
Try doing this:
"route add default gw ***.***.***.***" where the *s are your routers internal IP

that might fix all your problems.

[ June 16, 2003: Message edited by: The Master of Reality / Bob ]