I could not wait to get home today to try your suggestions.
I did not know how to open a console window so tried emax text editor and
text editor.
Then I use used the system settings and went to network and put in the
password to get to network config.
I checked the box on the left and checked activate. a box came up checking
my connection
it failed no link present. I must have the numbers in the wrong places.
I will call my internet connection and see what numbers I have messed up.
Sorry this has been so hard and taken so much time.
I had to wait to used my husband's machine when he was napping.
24 years ago just before he got out of the service they found cancer and
fixed it.
It came back more aggressively and he has had chemo each week. 4 more weeks
to go. so he was resting a lot over the holiday before he has to do it
again.
thanks again for your help
From: Mark Weaver <mdw1982@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Reply-To: CentOS mailing list <centos@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: CentOS mailing list <centos@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [CentOS] very new user having problems
Date: Mon, 04 Sep 2006 23:38:57 -0400
barbaara fberg wrote:
The dish outfront connecting inside the house to the radio and the network
box.
My husband's compuer upstairs is connected with XP professional.
I have one computer downstairs that is Windows 98 and a Unix machine I
am trying to connect
my ISP is ieway.com
So... now we're getting somewhere.
You're connecting to a router which is doing DHCP so _that_ is all we need
to be concerned with - connecting to the router.
open a console window and type the following then press ENTER:
system-config-network
This will bring up a prompt for the root password. Supply the password and
another interface will open up on your desktop. Within this interface named
"Network Configuration" you may or may not see a device probably labeled
"eth0". If you do not see a device there click the button at the top
labeled "New".
Choose Ethernet Connection and click forward.
In the next window you should see listed there the ethernet cards that are
currently installed in your system. Choose the one for eth0. You will
likely see it displayed with the card name followed by (eth0). Click the
forward button.
Since you're likely getting DHCP addresses from the router select the
option at the top labeled "Automatically Obtain IP address settings with:
(then there'll be a drop down menu whose first choice is DHCP) If you wish
you can also supply a host name. Click the Forward button.
On the next screen you'll see information which has been defined for this
ethernet connection. Click the apply button and you're almost done.
Now you can see an "inactive" ethernet connection in the Network
Configuration window. Click on "File" and choose save. Then click on the
object you've just created and click the button at the top labeled
Activate. A small window will open up while things are set in motion to
connect your new ethernet device to the network and hopefully when it's
finished provided you did everything correctly you'll be connected to your
network and be able to see the internet.
--
Mark
"If you have found a very wise man, then you've found
a man that at one time was an idiot and lived long enough
to learn from his own stupidity."
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