eth0 should use dhcp and eth1 should be using 192.168.1.1.
this is what i did.

ran netconfig ( because i dont know how to set up dhcp) to setup eth0.

then i ran 'ifconfig eth1 192.168.1.1'. this part worked , i can ping other box's on the network and even ssh into them.

when i reboot the computer ( so that i can get the address assigned to eth0). The correct NIC's light flashes, the dsl modem's transmit light flashes and then it stalls and says the following
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eth0: media is unconnected, link down, or incompatable connection.
dhcpcd[59]: timed out waiting for a valid DHCP server response.
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All the equipment works, as im using it now under win98.

ive gotten this to work in redhat 7 and in freeSCO. however, i cant seem to get it to work with slackware 8 .

any sugestions

Did you say you are using DLS ?
from what I know in my area of DSL most service providers providing dsl do not use DHCP
I would try pppoe

yes, i get my dsl through the isp that i work for. using static ip's , Verizon's router got overloaded and they are now forcing us to use DHCP.

I would cd to /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ and either vi or pico ifcfg-eth0 and see what it looks like my file has only the following information in it


DEVICE=eth0
BOOTPROTO=dhcp
ONBOOT=yes

and I have no problems whatsoever getting my ip from my dhcp providor
I hope this helps

Some providers setup their DHCP to only respond if the hostname of the computer is correct. Make sure that if your provider gives you a hostname (computer name, like i get from @home, is a crXXXXX-a) that you set the hostname of the computer to that name.