Otto, Earlier in my trouble shooting I tried the process you suggested of copying the addresses for IP, broadcast and netmask from a different machine that I used to access the internet using the same cable modem at the same location but eth0 fails to active.
The cable modem successfully access the internet on other machines at the same location running redhat 6.2 and windows. Ken --- Otto Haliburton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:redhat-list- > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ken Plumley > > Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2003 11:11 AM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: RE: Ethernet & DHCP Fails on Cable Modem > to Internet > > > > Steve, > > > > Yes, I tried unpluging and reseting the cable > modem > > too. It still dosen't work. > > > > Ken > > > > > > > > --- "Rigler, Steve" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > Ken, > > > > > > Maybe you've already tried this, but my cable > modem > > > has a "feature" > > > which requires it to be reset every time a new > > > device is plugged > > > into it. > > > > > > -Steve > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Ken Plumley > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2003 10:47 AM > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Subject: RE: Ethernet & DHCP Fails on Cable > Modem > > > to Internet > > > > > > > > > > > > Jason, > > > > > > > > The nic is an SMC EZ 10/100 the driver loaded > for > > > it > > > > is the RealTek RTL-8139. > > > > > > > > I tested the nic with a fixed IP and was able > to > > > > access other machines on the LAN. > > > > > > > > Ken > > > > > > > > > > > If you have a windows computer that has worked > before then get the ip > address and the dns address that worked before then > hard code that in > the linux box to see if that works if that works > then you don't have > dhcp setup correctly. If that doesn't work then > make sure your cable > modem is provisioned(sp) by the ISP if you have > never had it hooked up > before. You know MAC address etc.... > > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
