[Ham-Linux] linux and cable modems (again)

[Bob]

Thanks for all the helpful (and quick!) replies, both those who answered on 
the list and off.    I still don't have things working.    Most repliers 
are asking about the set-up, here it is:

I installed Redhat 6.1, I know this is not the latest release, but I got 
the disc in a library book and thought I'd install this version just to get 
my feet wet with linux before buying a newer distribution or fooling around 
with downloading huge files.

The cable network uses DHCP and I selected that option when I installed the 
Redhat.  So, from some of the replies I got, it sounds like I choose the 
right option.   I think the system recognizes my network card because I see 
some text about ethernet scrolling by when I boot.

My network card is a Linksys and at one point I swapped the card out, 
replacing it with a generic clone that looks almost exactly like the 
linksys.   I've checked the cat 5 cable by plugging it into the windows 
computer and it seems to be OK.

What next?

Bob
K3VOT
State College, PA
FN10cs