I'm a newbie in need of internet access. Here's the low-down. I have a computer running Windows ME, Windows 2000, and Linux Mandrake all dual-booted. I have an SMC Barricade 4-Port Router that assigns Windows 2000 and ME a dynamic IP address. I need it to do the same for Linux, and I can't figure out how. I can't even access the Router configuration by typing the IP of the Router into the browser. So, I'm completely lost. Any help would be EXTREMELY appreciated. Thanks a lot -Alok

Try linuxnewbie.org for info.

You'll have to configure your linux box as a DHCP client. This is different in every Distribution. I don't know mandrake but it maybe the same configuration as Red Hat ? You can do this with the config tool of your distro: linuxconf (Red Hat) or manually: Red Hat: # /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 BOOTPROTO="dhcp" .... linuxconf Config - Networking - client tasks - basic host...

I hope you've figured out your router problem by now, but in case you haven't, here's what I did. I have the same router as you and I'm running Mandrake 8.0. 1. Start Linuxconf (type "linuxconf" at the command prompt). 2. Click on the "Config" tab. 3. Click on "Client Tasks". 4. Click on "Hostname and IP Network Devices". 5. In the right-hand frame, click on the tab that corresponds to the ethernet adapter connected to your router (ex: Adaptor 1). 6. Check the box that reads "DHCP". 7. Restart the network. You can do this by one of two ways: First way- Reboot the machine (for idiots). Second way- At the command prompt, type "/etc/rc.d/init.d/network stop. Then type "/etc/rc.d/init.d/network start. Oh happy day!