Ok i boot up slackware, now it doesnt seem to have an DHCP program to locate all my config etc. Maybe it does and im unsure. Im dual booting linux (slack 10) i put the set up disk in to configure the connection etc. I run of a modem connected to a netgear to my PC. Now when it says pick device theres a list of devices (claiming to be PCI names. Now i dont know what the numbers represent. Im figuring that each one names the order they are in. Now how can i figure which ones which, so i can have it find my ethernet card.) If there is another way to do all this please inform me if you have the time. I googles around, and i searched this database. Im not finding much on the topic.
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Jump to PostRun (as root) "netconfig" and set eth0 to use DHCP. I have no idea what you mean regarding using a setup disk for your NetGear device, but if it's a router, just use DHCP for Linux until you learn more about how the networking stuff works.
Jump to PostOk i boot up slackware, now it doesnt seem to have an DHCP program to locate all my config etc.
A DHCP client is installed by default - it's dhclient. If you mean it doesn't locate your DHCP server, have you configured your NetGear box to be a DHCP server?
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