🚀 go-pugleaf

forget the DHCP. ask Rogers/Shaw to give you a static IP address (they 
*will* do that if you tell 'em you run Linux). add to /etc/resolv.conf
the nameserver(s) listed in your contract. carefully check the default 
route.

good luck,
vladimir

tigger wrote:
> 
> has anyone a connection to @home with Linux (SuSE 6.4 is what I use).
> 
> I can't get it going.
> 
> Description follows------>
> 
> I am not able to connect to my @home cable internet service.  The @home
> service have no documentation for a Linux configuration.   Please help
> me.
> 
> I have done the following:
> 
> run Yast (as root) to:
> 1. install the D-Link DFE-530TX+ fast ethernet card model  (used rtl8139
> 
> driver, which is supported by kernel)
>      steps:
>      'System administration', 'Integrate hardware into system',
> 'configure networking device' and selecting eth0
>      'Networking device type'   selected rtl8139
> 
> 2. in 'base network configuration' (I hope I remembered that name
> correctly)
>      steps:
>      selected row Number 0
>      F5 and selected 'Ethernet'   (eth0)
>      F3 and selected DHCP
>      F4 to activate
>      F10 saved configuration
> 
> 3.  I installed from SuSE 6.4 CD #1 the package dhclient (because I need
> 
> to specify dh client id)
>       then edited file /etc/dhclient.conf and uncommented the line with
> @home dh client id and entered my dh client id   (eg    ...=crxxxxxx-a
> )      This client id number was provided to me by @home
> 
> 4.  rcnetwork restart
>      then tried to ping www.suse.de   and that did not work.
> 
> 5.  init 1
> 
> 6   init 2
> 
> 7   init 3
> 
> 8.  I modified preferences in Netscape 4.7 to include the SAME
> parameters that I have been using on my Macintosh to access my @home
> service  (it works on the Macintosh, which is DISCONNECTED from the
> cable modem when using PC).
> 
> Note:
> 
> PC cpu= amd k6-3
> There is no Lan, the PC is directly connected to the cable modem.
> SuSE linux 6.4