Red Hat 9.0 Internet Connection Problem

[ponderosa100]

Can't Seem to get the Internet to work with my ethernet connection to a cable modem port connection. I have used the network configuration with static address and it says the connection is active but when I go to Mozilla and try to get a connection it replies that it cannot find the location.

Would appreciated any ideas on what to check out.

Thanks,

Roger

[chrism01]

Unless you've paid for/registered a static ip, you should be running dhcpd and set /etc/sysconfig/network-script/ifcfg-eth0 to be like:
onboot=yes
bootproto=dhcp

You should not specify an ip for this as it will be supplied by your isp.
See other posts on this forum.
Also, check that your IPS's domain and DNS server IPs are in /etc/resolv.conf.

[ponderosa100]

How does one check on the system config in red hat 9.0

what program do I open to make these adjustments?

I know this sounds basic but I am new to linux.

Thanks,

Roger

[chrism01]

You need access to the cmd line (aka cli). You'll need open an x-term/x-win/terminal session so you get a DOS-like prompt.
You can then use the cd cmd to move around and the cat cmd to see the contents of a file without changing it.
You'll need to use and editor to change values eg vi, or gedit etc.

Alternately, you should be able to find tools on the menus to do the same, but I don't have RH9, so I can't tell you what they are....

[evac-q8r]

Log in as root on an terminal (xterm) or console. Once you have done this type the command "pump". You should be ready to go. Make sure that you have pump installed though. Hope that works.

EVAC