Re: internet access using DHCP works only on windows

[Rox de Gabba <rok.ruzic@telemach.net>]

specz wrote:

> I have a 3COM Office Connect Remote 812 ADSL Router which seems to be
> working perfectly. I say "seems to be working" cause it only works on my
> windows 2000, which is configured as a DHCP client. My NIC is the infamous
> realtek 8139. Already tried dhcpcd -d -r -h eth0 / pump / dhclient and
> recompiled 2.4.18 with packet socket, socket filtering, etc None worked,
> timeout errors.  Then I decided to reinstall linux.
>
> When I try to install debian, I choose the eth0 interface and then select
> dhcp / bootp to configure automatically. After ~1 minute, I got an error
> message. I already tried to configure with the same IP information from
> windows (192.168.200.1) but not working too. My internet connection is NOT
> via PPPoE nor pppoa, Im sure cause I dont need any username and password to
> connect. Just plug, configure as dhcp client and surf.(wow). I have another
> computer using this modem, so we can share the internet connection, but it
> only works on windows too! Already updated the firmware and tried lots of
> configurations in modem setup (accessible at 192.168.200.254) but with no
> luck. Searched everywhere a solution for this, Im almost giving up.
> It just can't be any problem with my modem, cause it works "perfectly" on
> windows. Is it a winmodem??
>  
If you did a fresh install of debian, then the driver for the card 
should be compiled in. Install debian from cd and then try this:
vim /etc/network/interfaces and see how your nic was configured. It 
should be something like

auto lo eth0
iface lo inet loopback
#this is the line for your nic, except if you have more of them
iface eth0 inet dhcp

Then run (as root) # /etc/init.d/networking restart

If it doesn't work, then you either need something else in the kernel or 
need some aditional parameters.