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Problems converting from XP to SUSE - internet/networking problems

#1 User is offline   mkohutek 

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Posted 07 March 2006 - 07:28 PM


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Posted 08 March 2006 - 04:43 AM

Many folks miss setting up the internet connection during the installation of SuSE. At the main hardware window, during the installation of Suse, you could have set up the internet connection. usually it says "not configured" on the line relating to internet.

A good, short tutorial is located here.

Only follow the directions above

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Now, we just need to get the IP address from our ISP. This is quite painless. Open up a terminal window. As root, restart the network by typing '/etc/init.d/network restart'. This step is shown below


for a straight internet connection. Ignore the subject lines starting with this text, as this applies to setting the system as a router.

This assumes that you are connecting using a wired ethernet card connected to the router.

Is this the case with your system?
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