by Hi - I've just installed SuSE 7.1 (Linux Kernel 2.4, dual boot with WinME)
on a workstation on my home network. The (YaST2) installation went
smoothly, however, I can't access the internet or other entities on the LAN
from the Linux pc (either via DNS or even specifying IP address in form
http://192.168.xxx.xxx). The Windows PCs continue to operate properly, and
the dual-boot linux PC also works when booted in Windows mode, but not when
booted to linux.
The network consists of Verizon ADSL with Dynamic IP assignment, Fugitsu
ADSL modem, a Linksys broadband gateway (4 port Router/LAN Switch) and 4
Pentium class PCs.
The network is set up to use DHCP server on the Linksys router, with each PC
configured for IP assignment via DHCP. I had assumed that the DHCP client
on the linux box works with the DHCP server on the Linksys router the same
way that the Windows PCs do, and that setup would be similar. This,
apparently, is a bad assumption.
When I used the YaST2 LAN config wizard to set up the linux PC for dynamic
IP assignment, both network IP and DHCP activation and configuration fails.
When I set up a static IP address for the linux PC, activation and
configuration succeeds -- but when I try to access the net (using Netscape),
either by relying on DNS or even directly specifying an IP address in the
URL, I get a host addressing error.
Sorry for the long post, but I am new to linux and wanted to provide as much
information as possible. Any help is really appreciated.