Re: [Sheflug] which modem

[Richard Ibbotson <richard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Robert

> Get an external router and connect it to your PC's network card
> using an ethernet cable. Configure your networking on Linux to use
> the router as the default gateway, set the name servers in
> /etc/resolv.conf and you should be in business. Routers are a lot
> less faffy than modems and have other benefits (bit more secure,
> possibility to connect multiple PCs etc).

For example...  http://www.etec-components.co.uk/PT-815.html

Costs about £25.  There are lots of others that cost less.  
Editing /etc/resolv.conf.  Use a text editor like Joe or vi or nano.  
Joe is easy.   'smart install joe', use YaST to install it.   Then 
do 'joe /etc/resolv.conf' as root.  You should see something like...

search zetnet.co.uk
nameserver 194.247.47.47
nameserver 194.247.40.126

to find out which one you need to use look around your ISPs technical 
support pages for 1st and 2nd DNS servers.  Or, use YaST to add them 
in whilst setting up a network card.  Network cards are about £5 from 
Maplins or a PC shop.


-- 
Richard

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