I have a router connected to the Windows computer but bot the Linux and the Mac are connected wireless. Let's solve the first problem for now. That is, how shall I tell the Linux/SuSE computer about the new TeleCom router replacing the D-Link one ? Somehow I have to provide both the wireless computers with the router ID and the key (password) ... anything else ? Thank you so much, Maura ----- Original Message ---- From: James Knott To: SUSE Linux Sent: Saturday, October 4, 2008 10:39:29 PM Subject: Re: [opensuse] How to set up the wireless connection for TeleCom router Maura Monville wrote:

I am running SuSE 10.3 and currently have my Linux system wireless networked to the D-Link router which is connected through Ethernet cable to a Windows PC. The D-Link router was installed by a guy who has been recently relocated by his employer very far away and therefore is not available to help me with another router installation. Since my telephone and DSL service provider is TeleCom, I have to replace the D-Link with the TeleCom Gate 2 Plus WiFi in order to be able to use a TeleCom digital cordless phone. The painful side of such a replacement will be to ire-establish cable network connection for the Windows PC and wireless network connection for the Linux and the Mac systems. I cannot remember how the guy who installed the D-Link did for the Linux laptop. I am sure he did not use Yast but instead he entered the essential data by clicking on a menu bar applet (can't remember which one) and then he enabled the connection by pressing the keys Fn-F11.

I would appreciate some guidelines before venturing on such a delicate and (for me) difficult task.

In addition, in the case the TeleCom router is not provided with a DNS, how can I set it up on the computer ? I see that Yast has a DNS interface ...

What is the difference between DHCP (one of the fields in the Network Card interface available with Yast) and DNS ? Which one shall I set up to enable a remote collaborator to log into my computer ?

Thank you so much, Maura

While I can't speak specifically about your situation, DNS and DHCP refer to servers operated by your ISP. The DHCP server is used to provide an address for the equipment connected directly to their service and the DNS server is used to convert a host name, such as www.opensuse.org to a valid IP address, such as 130.57.4.24. If you have a firewall/router connected to your DSL or cable modem, you have you provide your own means of assigning addresses. You can do this manually or use a DHCP server that's typically built into such devices. You can generally configure your computers to use DHCP and they'll get their addresses from the router. -- Use OpenOffice.org http://www.openoffice.org -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org