cant connect to Internet

**venumus** · 05-04-2005

ok very new to linux and slack. cant connect to the internet when i use slack though. i have a live cd of knoppix that im using on the same computer and i connect fine. when im in slack my modem lights are connected and so is my router. i have a dell dim. 3000 if it helps.
thanx

**lakerdonald** · 05-04-2005

So is it Ethernet or a dial-up modem?

**venumus** · 05-04-2005

i got ethernet. ive tried adsl-setup and netconfig. but nothing seems to work.
even tried reinstalling

**lakerdonald** · 05-04-2005

Does your router have a dhcp server?

**venumus** · 05-04-2005

i dont know. im using it right now to run my knoppix live cd. and the interenet is fine. but as soon as i boot slack... is there a way i can tell if my router had a dhcp server?

**lakerdonald** · 05-04-2005

as root, do:

Code:

ifconfig eth0 up
dhcpcd

**venumus** · 05-04-2005

i tried that and nothing.

**lakerdonald** · 05-04-2005

What happened?

**venumus** · 05-04-2005

nothing it just sits there nothing comes up. it just gots back to root@darkstar
i trie to ping out and nothing. and for some reason i have to put a usb adaptor on my ethernet cable into my computer. could that be something?

**lakerdonald** · 05-04-2005

try:

Code:

ifconfig eth0 up
dhcpcd eth0

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