On 1 December 2012 02:09, Johan Scheepers <johannes05 at vodamail.co.za> wrote: > On 30/11/2012 10:52, Sorin Srbu (IMAP) wrote: > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: centos-bounces at centos.org [mailto:centos-bounces at centos.org] On > >> Behalf Of Johan Scheepers > >> Sent: den 30 november 2012 07:59 > >> To: centos at centos.org > >> Subject: Re: [CentOS] centos 6.3 live-cd no internet connection > >> > >>>> Installed Centos 6.3 live-cd. Looking good but * no internet > >>>> connection * (wired dsl system). > >>> Did you check the "Automatically connect"-check box in the network > >>> manager for you connection? > >>> > >>> If you've done a plain vanilla install and didn't look at the network > >>> settings at install time, odds are that this checkbox is unchecked. > >> On install there was a option at left hand bottom for Internet > >> connection on some page. > >> It was grayed out and had no effect on clicking. > > This could mean the live-install didn't recognize your network card. > > > > Are we talking wireless or wired connections now? > > > > So far I haven't seen a wired network card *not* being recognized > > out-of-the-box. Wireless card are a different matter, although it > might've > > become better in CentOS 6. > > > > > >> What would this mean.. > >> > >> plain vanilla install > > A regular standard install with no extra bells or whistles. > > > > > >> Clean re-install would be no problem for me to get this going. > >> I spend a lot of bandwidth (live-cd, netinstall, DVD1, DVD2) and time > >> until now. > > You know, if we're talking wifi-networking on your computer, CentOS might > > not be the best choice (please List, forgive me for saying this..). You > > might be better off using something like Linux Mint instead. > > > > /Sorin > > > > _______________________________________________ > > CentOS mailing list > > CentOS at centos.org > > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > > > Thanks for your reply. > > The installation was a DVD1 install. > The internet is via a direct cable out of my laptop direct to a DSL modem. > Even tried my cell-c modem (cell phone provider) which works on all the > below OS'ses. > > I am a pensionar and have lots of time. Experimenting with different > flavours of linux each on a external USB drive. Like suse, mandriva, > debian, mint, debian-mint, ubuntu, fedora, magaia, bodhi, arch-linux, > centos. > > Up to date only arch-linux and now centos refuse my internet connection. > I appreciate your responses but if it can not be done, that is a pity, > then it is fine. > Regards > JohanS > > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > Johan, What kind f laptop is it (make/model), if the Ethernet controllers is Atheros you will need the drives from ElRepo as it is not included in CentOS. $ lspci | grep Ethernet 05:00.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR8151 v2.0 Gigabit Ethernet (rev c0) -- Kind Regards Earl Ramirez