On Thursday 02 November 2006 09:43, QiuFeng wrote:
I'm new to Linux as I mentioned before. However, I tested a couple other Live CD distros. PCLinuxOS and SimplyMepis 6.0.
How did you like those? I hadn't used either.
Both of these distros enabled me to easily go online in China. I was rather suprised that PCLinuxOS actually had the China Telecom provider in their list! SimplyMepis didn't but I just put in one IP address and it went online fine. I can't get SUSE to do anything? I am not sure if it's due to the lack of DNS address. After trying several combinations of settings I am nowhere near getting online. I doubt it's an issue with the modem as the other distros read it fine. It's not a special modem. They tend to use the easiest and most readable things they can find here since they typically don't want to spend much time setting anything up.
I am not doing any networking. I'm using a Laptop and PPP ethernet connection.
That may be your problem. For DSL or cable, you're inside a LAN connected to the outside world. I'm assuming you are connecting your laptop to a modem or router first, right? If so, the modem and/or router is handling all the PPP handshaking for you. You simply need to setup your system to enable TCP/IP and that's it. I don't know whether or not your need a fixed IP or a DHCP setup. YaST is able to handle both. Simply to go Geeko (the start menu icon) > System > Yast (Control Center) and then enter your root password. Click on Network Devices and Network Card. (You should ignore DSL unless your connecting directly to the service using your laptop.) Click on User Controlled (With Network Manager) and then select which network card you have connected (wireless or wired) to connect. In my case I have both network connections set to defaults with DHCP. My router has all the Static IP address information for my provider. Hope that helps get you in the right direction. I wish you much luck. -- kai ponte www.perfectreign.com