[olug] redhat 7.3

Mike Peterson mpeterson at charles.omhcoxmail.com
Mon Jul 29 21:15:36 UTC 2002 

Have you ever connected with this NIC card in this system to your network?
Some 3COM cards are windows only.
Like WinModems.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Nate" <tbrownarcher at cox.net>
To: <olug at olug.org>
Sent: Monday, July 29, 2002 3:38 PM
Subject: Re: [olug] redhat 7.3


> I heard that Mandrake 8.2 was simple and would fix my internet connection
with no problem so I
> tried it.   SAME EXACT problem as when I tried RedHat 7.3. when I try the
browser I get host
> unknown error.
> During boot of the Mandrake system there is an error that ETH0 failed just
like RedHat.
> All dection measures I use detect my NIC card  (3c900b) and give me a
driver name (3c59x).
> This is exactly what RedHat returns.  In Mandrake the network state is
down.  I have looked for
> Howto's and read the ones I have found but I don't find many and what I do
find does not seem
> to be the problem.
>
> I use to be connected with an IP address but not since DHCP so I don't
know if it's me or cox.
>
> all help again would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
> Nate
>
>
> Nate wrote:
>
> > Ok! I have done that.  I think I just don't know what to plug into the
fields or something
> > like that.  Maybe there is an example graphic somewhere or something
like that ... It seems
> > to me I have things right but it don't work so it must be somethign i'm
getting wrong.
> >
> > I thought dhcp was supposed to be easy.  Since my eth0 does not load and
my connection does
> > not activate it may be something to do with my nic card and I don't know
what.
> >
> > thanks,
> > Nate
> >
> > CM Miller wrote:
> >
> > > My bad...again...Wrong path...This is the path that
> > > you want to go on...
> > >
> > > /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts and vi ifcfg-eth0
> > >
> > > or
> > >
> > > use this @ the command line:  internet-druid
> > >
> > > This will get you the GUI to configure ifcfg-eth0.
> > >
> > > -Chris
> > >
> > > --- Nate <tbrownarcher at cox.net> wrote:
> > > > I can't check the file /etc/sysconfig/ifconfig it
> > > > does not exist so I must not have done
> > > > something.  What would it be??
> > > >
> > > > I do have cox at home and I THOUGHT
> > > > I had DHCP enabled, everything I see says it's using
> > > > dhcp
> > > >
> > > > thanks,
> > > > Nate
> > > >
> > > > CM Miller wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Nate -
> > > > >
> > > > > Again, check out google.com/linux or redhat.com to
> > > > > help troubleshoot this problem...
> > > > >
> > > > > This url talks about getting your internet
> > > > connection
> > > > > goin'.  Are you dial up or cable modem?
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-7.3-Manual/getting-started-guid
e/ch-ppp.html
> > > > >
> > > > > Do you have DHCP disabled or enabled?
> > > > >
> > > > > You can also check /etc/sysconfig/ifconfig and
> > > > should
> > > > > be able to edit this file to get you goin'.
> > > > >
> > > > > And, if you have COX at Home and get it goin' let me
> > > > > know, cause since I've upgraded to 7.3 I can't get
> > > > > connected.    I have a linksys router and have
> > > > > disabled DHCP cause I've been screwin' around with
> > > > > remote access.
> > > > >
> > > > > Let us know how it goes...
> > > > >
> > > > > -Chris
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > --- Trent Melcher <tmelcher at trilogytel.com> wrote:
> > > > > > Nate
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Have you run lsmod to see if the nic card was
> > > > > > loaded??? If it is, I had to
> > > > > > modify the ifup script in
> > > > > > /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I added -dDCB to the DHCPCDARGS around line 104.
> > > > > > COx requires the -B
> > > > > > Broadcast option.  Not really sure if the others
> > > > are
> > > > > > neccessary.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Trent
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
> > > > > >     Trent Melcher  (tmelcher at trilogytel.com)
> > > > > >             StarTouch International
> > > > > >          Network/System Administrator
> > > > > >             Phone:402.346.4600x103
> > > > > >
> > > > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
> > > > > >
> > > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > > From: Nate [mailto:tbrownarcher at cox.net]
> > > > > > Sent: Wednesday, July 24, 2002 8:48 PM
> > > > > > To: olug at olug.org
> > > > > > Subject: Re: [olug] redhat 7.3
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Thanks to everyone, I got redhat 7.3 going.
> > > > But!
> > > > > > Like redhat 7.2 I can't
> > > > > > get
> > > > > > the network going.
> > > > > > I get more info this time with this ver though.
> > > > My
> > > > > > fault I'm sure.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > In boot up it never activates eth0.  It's set
> > > > dhcp
> > > > > > because i'm on cox
> > > > > > internet.  Every setting I can find is set eth0
> > > > but
> > > > > > I can't get it to
> > > > > > activate.  I don't know but I'm pretty sure the
> > > > nic
> > > > > > card is there?
> > > > > > The nic card is 3com and there is another one
> > > > smc
> > > > > > ultra but it's not setup
> > > > > > in
> > > > > > linux at all and from past experience I dont'
> > > > think
> > > > > > I can get it setup ....
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Thanks for any help
> > > > > > Nate
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Jordan Wilberding wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > Open Nero, goto File->Burn From Image, choose
> > > > your
> > > > > > iso,and there you go!
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > -Jordan Wilberding
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > On Tuesday 23 July 2002 13:14, you wrote:
> > > > > > > > ok! thanks ,  I have gotten all the iso's
> > > > > > downloaded..  How do I get
> > > > > > them
> > > > > > > > on the cd ?  I'm using windows and Nero.  Is
> > > > > > there a way to do it with
> > > > > > > > that?
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Thanks,
> > > > > > > > Nate
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > VincentR wrote:
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > ftp://mirrors.kernel.org/pub/redhat/redhat/linux/7.3/en/iso/i386/
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > It's the fastest mirror I've found.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > > > > > From: "Nate" <tbrownarcher at cox.net>
> > > > > > > > > To: <olug at olug.org>
> > > > > > > > > Sent: Monday, July 22, 2002 3:38 AM
> > > > > > > > > Subject: [olug] redhat 7.3
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > Can someone tell me another way to get
> > > > > > redhat 7.3.   The site
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > (ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/7.3/en/iso/i386/.)
> > > > > > doesn't
> > > > > > see
> > > > > > > > > > to be working. or at least it won't let
> > > > me
> > > > > > in.  I don't ever seem to
> > > > > > > > > > have much success at this .  I finally
> > > > > > accomplish it but it takes
> > > > > > hrs
> > > > > > > > > > of agony for me.
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > thanks,
> > > > > > > > > > nate
> > > > > > > > > >
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