installed debian, the ethernet card is detected, but no Internet
connection. Using Abit BP6, 128 MB, 2x celeron 466, AOpen NIC new. how
can I enable the network connection ?

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On Sun, 27 Feb 2005 05:02:12 GMT, farmuse
<noway@farmstuff.net> wrote:
>        installed debian, the ethernet card is detected, but no Internet
> connection. Using Abit BP6, 128 MB, 2x celeron 466, AOpen NIC new. how
> can I enable the network connection ?

Edit /etc/network/interfaces to specify the IP address, gateway and DNS
address, or DHCP.  See "man interfaces".

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Bill Marcum wrote:
> On Sun, 27 Feb 2005 05:02:12 GMT, farmuse
>   <noway@farmstuff.net> wrote:
> 
>
>
> Edit /etc/network/interfaces to specify the IP address, gateway and DNS
> address, or DHCP.  See "man interfaces".
thanks, could not edit or configure the network, probably due to my
ignorance of this OS. Very dissappointed SMP is not automatically
enabled by Debian, wrong kernel. Personally I find this version of Linux
to be much more difficult for the new user, compared to Suse or
Mandrake. Those installations were cake compared to Debian.

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farmuse ranted on about :

> enabled by Debian, wrong kernel. Personally I find this version of Linux
> to be much more difficult for the new user, compared to Suse or
> Mandrake. Those installations were cake compared to Debian.

That is very true. Debian is a lot harder to install than most Linux
distributions. It always has been, and even with the new, easier-to-use
installer, it still isn't easy.

But once you get your system installed and running, it is a breeze to
maintain. Installing software and upgrading the system are much easier
tasks on Debian (or a Debian-based distro) than any other distro I've ever
used.

It's a tradeoff: do you want a system that's easy to install, or easy to
maintain?

My advice for new Linux users is to use Mandrake. Use Mandrake to get
familiar with Linux. Once you feel like you know what you are doing in
Linux, /then/ move to Debian.

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>
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> That is very true. Debian is a lot harder to install than most Linux
> distributions. It always has been, and even with the new, easier-to-use
> installer, it still isn't easy.
>
> But once you get your system installed and running, it is a breeze to
> maintain. Installing software and upgrading the system are much easier
> tasks on Debian (or a Debian-based distro) than any other distro I've ever
> used.
>
> It's a tradeoff: do you want a system that's easy to install, or easy to
> maintain?
>
> My advice for new Linux users is to use Mandrake. Use Mandrake to get
> familiar with Linux. Once you feel like you know what you are doing in
> Linux, /then/ move to Debian.
>
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thanks, I may install again on a single cpu computer, save this one
for another project. I do appreciate your input.

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farmuse wrote:
>       installed debian, the ethernet card is detected, but no Internet
> connection. Using Abit BP6, 128 MB, 2x celeron 466, AOpen NIC new. how
> can I enable the network connection ?
Well, that kind of depends on your network setup. Do you have a network
connection at all (try pinging your modem or something and see what
"ifconfig -a" says).

If that fails, or the link is not up, then you have to correct that. If
you can ping, but cant use internet, then see if you have configured
your nics correctly (DNS, Gateway etc.)

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May I ask which version of Debian are you using?  Xandros is Debian,
and is excellent for the new user.  Four clicks to install.  Network
setup is easy.  You might give that a try.  3.0 OCE is out.  2.0  OCE
is excellent too.  That will help you learn the ropes in Debian, and
move on from there, unles you want to stay with it.

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Greyfrog writes:
> May I ask which version of Debian are you using?  Xandros is Debian...

Xandros is derived from Debian.  It is not Debian.

Other Debian-derived distributions are Ubuntu, Libranet, and Mepis.
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