On Thu, 2006-10-12 at 18:44 -0400, Jim Cornette wrote: > Margaret Wolfe-Roberts wrote: > >Hi, I am a brand new Fedora user--just getting my toe into the water > with it--so please excuse my unsophisticated use of the lingo. > > > > I'm having a problem getting online at home with my Ethernet card not > > being "enabled" although it worked at my BIL's house where we > > installed Fedora just fine. Both of us are using cable internet. > This step is not needed always, but I check the "Bind to MAC address" > and click on the probe button. Bingo! That was what I was about to reply. Makes all the difference in the world. Note, check your cable modem config and the MAC address should show up there to confirm. Ric -- ================================================ My father, Victor Moore (Vic) used to say: "There are two Great Sins in the world... ...the Sin of Ignorance, and ...the Sin of Stupidity. Only the former may be overcome." R.I.P. Dad. Linux user# 44256 Sign up at: http://counter.li.org/ http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/oar http://www.wayward4now.net ================================================
