On Tuesday, October 10, 2006 @ 6:41 PM, Darryl Gregorash wrote:
On 10/10/06 15:48, Greg Wallace wrote:
My router just went out and I'm trying to set up my Linux box to connect directly through my cable modem. Under DNS and Hostname, there is a box at the bottom that says --
Update Name Servers and Search List Via DHCP
That's what I want, but the box is grayed out. I seem to recall that something has to be shut down before that can be changed. I went to the
For 9.3 (other versions may vary), in Yast/Network devices/Network cards, click on "Change" (already configured devices), next highlight the device you wish to reconfigure, and click "Edit". The next panel gives the choice of setup method, DHCP or static IP. Change this to DHCP, and you will be able to change the name server over to DHCP update (if it doesn't get done automatically, that is). It should not be necessary to bring down the network before doing any of this.
Well, going through Network Devices/Network Card did let me switch to DHCP. However, nothing seemed to change on my system until I re-booted. Then, when I went back into DNS and Hostname, I got the following -- The resover configuration file (etc/resolv.conf) has been temporarily modified by /usr/bin/Networkmanager. You have two choices 1. Modify the current (changed) version of the file 2. Press "Accept" now and continue editing other (nonresolver) data. You could return to this dialog later when the above service has terminated. No matter which of these I choose, the screen comes up looking identical. Now, the "Update Name Servers and Search List Via DHCP" box is checked, which is what I want (and it's grayed out as well, which I guess is no big deal since it's set like I want it to be). But I'm not picking up any of the IP name servers. All of those are blank. If I try to go to the Web via firefox, I get "Server Not Found..." for any web site I try. Somehow, it needs to pick up those name servers, but I thought that would happen automatically since I'm now set to use DHCP. Any idea what's causing this latest problem? Thanks, Greg Wallace