Open SuSE wired Internnet Setup?

[killswitch]

Hey guys,

Decided to give Open SuSE a shot on my desktop machine. I have a cable modem connected on this PC.

So I tried to start up YaST, and I went to the network tab to try and set-up internet.

At first it looks really easy - double click "modem" and SuSE will locate the available devices for you.

Except it doesn't.

Nothing comes up after the scan, and I have a modem and router connected directly into this pc.

The only thing I can think of that could be wrong is far-fetched. I don't have it installed yet, I am running straight off of the Live CD. But if I recall, Ubuntu still lets you set up internet off of their Live CD prior to install, so I doubt this is the issue.

Does anyone have any idea what could be wrong?

[D-cat]

The kind of modem suse looks for in that section is the kind you use to dial up on a phone line. Most cable modems have a net interface and a USB interface; the USB interface mimics a net card, but Linux in general doesn't recognize most cable modem cards since the data transfer is faster through the network interface anyway, it'd be redundant.

In the Yast -> Network Devices set up your Network card (Network Settings) for DHCP configuration, which should in turn set you up for accessing the Internet (or at least your router).

Some ISP's (like mine) do not support account setups via Linux. If you get such a message when you open your browser, you'll have to call your ISP to get the account working.

[killswitch]

Ok, thanks. I'll try it. BY the way, if you don't mind my asking, which ISP do you have?

I'll be honest, I'm just doing SuSE for fun. Ubuntu is what I had to learn for work (as I'm sure you probably know by now! )

Point being, if I have to go through the hassle of contacting my ISP for this, etc etc etc.... Then I think I am going to try Fedora instead.

[gogalthorp]

This is not so much a distro problem but a ISP problem. Some ISPs are more non-Windows friendlier then others. But it also may be you have some sort of non standard network card/chip and may require a special driver.

from a command line become root by typing

su
then the root password (note the password does not echo to the screen)

Then

lspci

This will list all the PCI devices the OS can see

tell use the info for the Ethernet controller