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I'm for the most part a newbie with Linux. Although I dual-boot it with XP and I've tinkered with it a little. I was just wondering how to get online with Linux... I've tried everywhere and I can't figure it out.
Last edited by TerminalPhreak; 02-26-2003 at 08:42 PM.
I'm using DSL right now. There's really nothing to it. Mandrake should have detected your network card on install. It should have also asked whether you need DHCP or want to assign a static IP.
After that, all you have to do is launch Mozilla, Netscape, or whatever browser comes with Mandrake. If all's well, you should be able to roam free.
Distribution: PCLinuxOS 0.93 and 0.92, Vector sometimes
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If you have a network card, open the Mandrake Control Centre, Network and Internet, Connection, launch the wizard, assume dhcp is used, fill in the answers to each question, and that should be it.
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