[Techtalk] setting dhcp after installing/old hub

Carla Schroder carla at bratgrrl.com
Tue Oct 29 16:05:50 EST 2002


On Tuesday 29 October 2002 13:44, Kathryn Hargreaves wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm running RH 7.2 and need to set up eth0 to use DHCP.  It didn't get
> done at installation probably because the Ethernet card wasn't detected
> properly (and I had to install the correct driver afterwards).  How do I
> do it now?  All the HOW-TOs seem to be out of date.
>
> Another problem, more generic: I have an old hub (Asante 10T HUB) on
> which port 12 has an IN/OUT switch.  I'm trying to connect it to a
> gateway (2Wire's HomePortal 1000S).  I assume I connect the gateway to
> the hub with this port.  (Using any other random port doesn't work.)
> I've tried the switch in both positions, I've tried both crossover and
> straighthrough cables.  I actually have *two* of these hubs and have
> tried them both.  Any clues?
>

Use neat, grasshopper. just type neat at a root prompt. All client network 
config can be done there. Devices tab, then edit the NIC settings.

No clue for hub, sorry.
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