Mandrake linux 10.1

Funkygreendogs · 31-05-2005 12:53am #1

Ok im a total newbie to linux but ive managed to install mandrake, but i dont know how im supposed to set up the internet? can anyone help?

nosmo · 31-05-2005 8:45am

That's a rather broad question.
To start with, how do you usually connect to the internet? How does the connection come into your computer? If you connect by modem, odds are you're in a spot of bother due to the proliferation of winmodems

Funkygreendogs · 31-05-2005 8:53am

yea its a dialup modem

but, im not sure if this is possible most likely not, i could connect to my other windows box on the network and connect using the ICS or whatever??

pickarooney · 31-05-2005 1:52pm

Have you tried running the network wizard in Mandrake? (I think it's called netdrake)

nosmo · 31-05-2005 5:21pm

Funkygreendogs wrote:

yea its a dialup modem but, im not sure if this is possible most likely not, i could connect to my other windows box on the network and connect using the ICS or whatever??

yeah, that's what I did until I got bb. Of course for that to work, you'll have to have a working network card in linux, which is another (thankfully easier) story.

As for the modem itself, try googling the name/model number and "linux" and see if anyone has had any luck with it

Funkygreendogs · 31-05-2005 7:49pm

but how do i set up the network so i can share the internet connection? Also i have a problem with my screen everytime i startup i have to press ctrl & alt & + and change the res and then change it again in the cp, but i have to do this every time i boot up, how do i set it permanently?

declan_lgs · 31-05-2005 9:38pm

To answer the last question, go into the mandriva control centre and goto hardware and then monitor/video and change the resolution up as high as you want.

To setup ICS, on the Windows machine setup the dialup connection to share (in dialup networking, right click the connection and goto properties, it's in there somewhere) it.
I'm not sure about configuring the mandriva system, the network wizard in the mandriva control centre might be able to do it though (setup networking first anyhow).

Funkygreendogs · 02-06-2005 7:51pm

thanks for the feedback, however the lan fails to connect to the other machine for some reason or other and i cant browse shared folders or nothing, do i just keep messing with the settings or what?

declan_lgs · 02-06-2005 8:12pm

Is the connection firewalled on the Windows computer?
I'd check that first.

Mandrake linux 10.1

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