Thanks for the reply, Bob.<br>
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I'm running FC4 with the latest updates. I dual boot to Windows 98, where DSL is working great.<br>
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I've got an older SMC NIC plugged into the DSL modem. I read the DSL
HOWTO, which I think was a big mistake. Based on that, I spent a lot of
time trying to configure PPPoE, but I don't think I need to worry about
any of that. I did manage to mess up all my config files. I gave up on
PPPoE, deleted all my config files and reinstalled the networking
packages.<br>
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It's an external xDSL SpeedStream 5200 modem connected to my NIC, so I
think all I need to do is configure DHCP to get an IP for my NIC and
set up the routing table correctly and I should be done. If I'm wrong
about that, then I'm more lost than I thought. <br>
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The first problem is that my NIC is not getting an IP address on boot.
I don't see anything interesting in ifconfig, other than the lack of
any IP address -- not even <a href="http://0.0.0.0">0.0.0.0</a>, which I think should be there if
DHCP is even trying. I don't see any errors in dmesg or in the syslog,
so I think I need to turn up the debug level. If I can get an IP for my
NIC, I think I'm almost home because I can copy the routing table from
the windows side.<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 10/3/05, <b class="gmail_sendername">Bob Schilmoeller</b> <<a href="mailto:bob@schilmoeller.com">bob@schilmoeller.com</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Jim,<br> I have been on Frontier DSL since its existence. The only problems I have<br>had has been every time it has been sold! :-) Recently though I had to reset<br>my DSL modem and received a new IP address for the first time in 4 years! But
<br>it did give me a 60% bump in speed.<br><br>All of that said, I use a Dlink router with no special settings and it works<br>great. I also used RH 7.3 on an old box as my router a couple of years a ago<br>with no special settings.
<br><br>Now that I have told you my config, can you shed some light on what your<br>config is, the symptoms you are seeing and what things you have tried? It may<br>trigger some insight from the list.<br><br>- Bob<br><br>
<br><br>jim scott wrote:<br>> Greetings, all. I'm brand new to the list. Does anyone here use<br>> Frontier's xDSL? I'm trying to connect my Fedora Core 4 box to the<br>> Internet through <a href="http://Frontiernet.net">
Frontiernet.net</a> <<a href="http://Frontiernet.net">http://Frontiernet.net</a>>, but have been<br>> having a lot of DHCP problems. I can't get an IP address for my NIC.<br>> Does anyone know if Frontier (service in Lakeville/Rosemount) has any
<br>> special settings I need to know about? Thanks!<br>><br>><br>><br>><br>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------<br>><br>> _______________________________________________
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