Guest morganxl Posted December 13, 2008 Report Share Posted December 13, 2008 i have 2 hard drives, one for windows, another linux (mandriva 2009 One). The computer is connected to the Internet at windows, but i don't know the password for connection (so i cant get internet to work at linux). Is it possible to get inet working? I've been told that i should somehow configure linux to use DHCP (which Windows calls "Assign IP address automatically"), but how? [moved from Software by spinynorman - welcome aboard :)] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K Bergen Posted December 14, 2008 Report Share Posted December 14, 2008 First welcome. Second we need to know how you connect to the internet. Dialup modem, ADSL etc before we can help. Ken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyme Posted December 17, 2008 Report Share Posted December 17, 2008 (edited) by default, Mandriva should be doing DHCP. You can check your setup through the Mandriva Control Center (AKA Configure your computer), under Networking/Internet. you may need to set up PPPOE or similar to log on, but as Bergen said, we need to know how you connect to the internet to determine that. personally, i've always found the best solution to be to setup a cable/dsl router for high-speed internet access, not only to simplify the process of getting computers connected, but also for the added security. Edited December 17, 2008 by tyme Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianw1974 Posted December 18, 2008 Report Share Posted December 18, 2008 This all depends on your ISP and the setup they use, depending on whether it's PPPOA or PPPOE or whatever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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