[SWLUG] Getting NTL broadband to work

[Neil Jones]

On Monday 30 December 2002 03:21 pm, David Elir Evans wrote:
> Neil Jones wrote:
> >Can anyone help? I already have NTL Broadband working with Windoze. I know
> >want to get it working with a proper operating system.  :-)
> >I have installed my network card.  It seems to be working in that both
> >Operating systems have detected its presence.
> >
> >I have been into linuxconf to set up eth0 to be DHCP.
>
> Ok, when you ifup eth0, i.e. as root
>
> /sbin/ifup eth0
>


/sbin/ifup eth0
Delaying eth0 initialization.


> do you get it saying determining ip address ?
>
> What is the output of
>
> /sbin/ifconfig/sbin/ifconfig

lo        Link encap:Local Loopback
          inet addr:127.0.0.1  Mask:255.0.0.0
          UP LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU:16436  Metric:1
          RX packets:6 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:6 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0


>
> it should tell you the ip address after it has been allocated
>
> >This is where one problem could occur
> >What kernel modules hould I have set?
> > I have it set to ne  which is for ne2000 and clones it says. ( I don't
> >really know what it means but I got this off an on-line help guide someone
> >put together.)
>
> I presume you have an ne2000 clone network card, you may need to check this

I probably don't. I changed this value and I can't quite remember what it was 
It doesn't seem to be in the list provided .

Would this have been set when I first booted  linux and it detected the new
card?

If so how do I get it back?

>
> >My cable modem is a silver grey model with no makers name just NTL:home
> >Broadband Internet on the front. and the NTL:home logo is ligher silver on
> >top.
>
> Very smart
>
> >on telling linxux conf to act on the changes I get
> >
> >The following command told me somehting had to be done
> >/etc/rc3.f.S10network probe
> >
> >Executing: /etc/rc3.d/S10network reload
> >
> >Service lpd is not running
>
> lpd line printer daemon, not relevant to cable modem

I thought it was but I thought I'd include everything/

>
> >Executing:  /etc/ec3.d/S60lpd start
> >
> >I click on Do it
>
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