[ILUG] IOL Broadband on Mandrake 10

[Dermot McGahon]

On Sun, 01 Aug 2004 00:35:08 +0100, Paul O'Malley <ompaul at eircom.net>  
wrote:

> In Mandrake 10 you with the ZyXEL ethernet connection in place:
> Assuming KDE from the menu choose:
> ->System
> 	-> Configuration
> 			-> Configure your computer
>
> In the "Run As" dialog box insert the root password and click the OKAY
> button.
>> From the selection offered Choose
> "Network And The Internet"
>> From the selection offered Choose
> "New Connection"
> Click the radio button
> "Lan Connection"
>  -Assumption your ethernet card has been identified by Mandrake-
>> From the selection offered Choose a Net Device
> In this case click the radio button beside:
> eth0
> Then click the Next button
>> From the selection offered choose
> Automatic IP
>
> Tick the boxes opposite the following words:
> Assign
> Network
> Start
> Then click the Next button
> Then click the Next button
> Then click the Next button
>> From the choices offered Choose:
> Yes
> Then click the Next button
> Now click Finish
>
> Now Click back twice - "main menu"
>
> Choose Security
> Choose Firewall
> Until you know more make sure _nothing_ here is checked.
> Click Ok.
> Choose eth0 for the the interface name.
>
> Click File and Quit.

Good god. What a rigmarole.

What's wrong with typing netconfig, using the space bar to turn DHCP on,
and pressing escape when you're done? Oh, and restart networking:

/etc/init.d/network restart



Dermot.
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