Re: internet

[Jonathan Dowland <jmtd@compsoc.dur.ac.uk>]

On Sat, Nov 15, 2003 at 08:05:55AM -0500, Ed and Pat Reilly wrote:
> HI,
> I have setup debian on my pc along with windows 98 se. I've had redhat and suse before and they recognized my cable connection and set it up. How can I get debian to recognize my internet connection?

Is your cable modem an ethernet or USB one? If the former, try
installing a dhcp daemon (there's a few, dhcpcd, pump...). Also see if
your network card is setup - what chipset is it, does it appear on
/sbin/ifconfig output?

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Jon Dowland
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