Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (6210 mails)

[Sid Boyce <sboyce@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Doug McGarrett wrote:
> I just installed Suse 10.0 from the CD's--I can't
> boot from DVD, for some reason--and I can not reach
> the internet.  9.2 worked.  8.2 worked.  10.0--zip.
> Maybe it's due to the firewall that is installed
> automatically?  I have a Linksys router with a
> firewall, I don't know why I need one from Linux.
> This is the same machine, and as you see, the
> Windows connection to the net works fine.  I'm not a
> computer maven, so I would appreciate a solution in
> words of one syllable.
>
> TIA--doug

If it's the firewall, it can be disabled in YaST under "Security and Users".
A check under "Network Devices" to make sure the ethernet card set up 
for DHCP and to allow DHCP to set /etc/resolv.conf (DNS server).
Regards
Sid.
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