For now I need to know how to configure my net connection in cAos. I have to keep re-booting into Windows when I need to check stuff online.
Thanks again for any help!

I assume that you installed via CDROM because it should be already configured if you did a network install. In any case, please confirm that (to rule out software bugs).

The ISO install will give you several example configuration files in /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts. Look for ifcfg-eth0 examples. You will need to name them as 'ifcfg-eth0' or eth1, etc...

In the file itself you will find stubs for a general configuration, and it should be pretty straightforward at that point.

Once you get the file configured and named correctly, run the command (as root) 'ifup eth0'. That will bring the device up. Also check out the ifdown, and ifconfig commands as they may be useful.

that's the wierd thing.... I did a network install...
but when I load up Mozilla, I get nothing. I will check the file you mentioned and report back though.

Thanks

What about when you run 'ifconfig eth0'? Is there an IP address assigned?

Also, try to run ifup eth0 by hand. Are there any error messages?

Can you ping something at the command line?

I just went and checked and yes, my settings are there...
ifconfig brought it all up... but ifup eth0 didn't change anything and Mozilla still won't work... I also tried to ping, but it might have been an invalid address as I used the first IP I saw laying around on paper and it was a DNS server.
Despite FTP install working so well, is it possible it has something to do with my hub/router?

I don't think it is a router problem... Is it configured for DHCP or static?

Try the following commands:

route
- if it hangs it typically means it can't reach you router

ping [ROUTER]
- Try to ping the router, and then check to make sure that you are hitting the correct router in /etc/sysconfig/network

cat /etc/resolv.conf
- Make sure you can ping the servers there

Good luck!

It is configured for static. I could not ping the router, and I noticed that while XP is running, the light on my node of the router is blinking away, but in Linux it is totally dead...

Here were the results of running the 'route' command:

dest gate genmask flags metric ref use iface
65.49.80.0 * 255.255.252.0 u 0 0 0 eth0
127.0.0.0 * 255.0.0.0 u 0 0 0 lo
default 65.49.80.1 0.0.0.0 ug 0 0 0 eth0

Hrmm... What kind of network card do you have? can you forward the contents of:

grep eth /etc/modules.conf

Also, do a 'dmesg | less' then type a '/' (forward slash) and search for 'eth'. This will allow you to search the kernel output for any eth messages. Look for anything that may resemble an error.

also, how many network cards/ports exist in this system?

Sorry for the late reply... took a sanity break

grep eth etc/modules.conf brought up "alias eth0 Tulip" and the other thing didn't show anything that looked like an error to me...
I am really at a loss here...

Tulip with a capital T?

That could be a problem... Edit /etc/modules.conf and change to a lower case 't' ('alias eth0 tulip').

Oh, that might have just been my typing...
Suppose I should double check...

last update for this thread...
I scrapped XP, did a system install with ArkLinux [thought I'd see if another distro would help my problem], and am having the same problem...
Will re-post my problem in the hardware forum.

Thanks

Have you tried setting up your device in Mission Control?
Just click on the K menu, then click on Mission control, then Internet & Networking, then Network Interfaces.