I've been trying to get the internet configured, but KDE doesn't seem to save ANY of my settings whatsoever. It is getting to the point that I can't even boot up GNOME (I tried doing this through the KDE computer configuration section).

Does anyone know why Mandrake is acting so weird on my system? By the way, I'm running it on an IBM Aptiva PII 330mhz system with 96mb of I RAM (I think).

Thanks

First off, GNOME and KDE are two different desktops which can (and do) work together. You have confused me by stating "I tried doing this through the KDE computer configuration section". I'm not sure what you are doing.
What do you mean by KDE doesn't seem to save ANY of my settings?
Are you using a modem through an ISP or are you broadband?
Please elaborate on what the problem is. I'm sure we can help.

What I mean is that when I try to configure my broadband (Cogeco Cable) internet connection, Mandrake does not seem to save my settings.

The bottom line is that Mandrake is NOT working properly on my system. Mandrake does not seem to recognize that I have an internet connection OR ethernet card.

The "KDE Computer Configuration Section" that I'm talking about is the Mandrake equivalent to the Windows "Control Panel". It's where you can change your hardware options, resolution, monitor type, network connections, etc.

Sorry about not being able to elaborate the first time around... I am new to Linux.

does all of your configuration get lost or only the networking?

do you manage to at least temporarily get connected to the internet (can you ping www.cnet.com for example)?

you could also manually configure your connection by editing the files using your favorite text editor as root:

/etc/resolv.conf (dns settings)

/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 (ip settings for first lan card)

/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth1 (ip settings for second lan card)

a possible ifcfg-eth0 for someone using mandrake who has one lan card connected to the internet via cable modem with dhcp would look sorta like this:

DEVICE=eth0
BOOTPROTO=dhcp
NETMASK=255.255.255.0
ONBOOT=yes
MII_NOT_SUPPORTED=yes
NEEDHOSTNAME=yes

the resolv.conf file would be filled in by the dhcp client when it receives the configuration from the dhcp server...

I have no connection whatsoever (I cannot ping www.cnet.com).

In the /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ directory, neither ifcfg-eth0 or ifcfg-eth1 exist.

/etc/resolv.conf does exist, however.

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