Ok, I have decided to take the plunge and install linux. This is my
first venturte into this so make sure you type responses slowly so I
can keep up, in other words, don't assume I know anything. <g> BTW it
is also my first server setup period from the ground up so I have no
setup knowledge about MS or Linux websites,newsgroups,etc.

I have decided on SUSE 8.0 and have completed the ftp install.

1. SUSE Online documentation - Is there any for the free download?
Basic Setup, and http server setup would be good fo now. I have
searched around their site but cannot find any. I'd like to find some
downloadable PDF's.

2. ISO Images - While I have completed a FTP installation but was
still wondering, are there ISO images that can be downloaded
somewhere? If I want to reinstall it would be nice to do it from
disks.

3. Current Issue - Network Card Setup - RTL 8139, Under Automatic
address setup (via DHCP) I can get a stable connection, however when I
try to assign a static address to the router outside the DHCP range
(192.168.2.10) the conection won't work. I am doing everything by IP
address, no name server. I have entered the default gateway as
192.168.2.1 and the Host name is localhost Domain name is localdomain
and in the Name server list 192.168.2.1 appears with nothing in the
Domain Search list.

Thanks,
Andrew

The main source of Linux documentation is TLDP - The Linux Documentation
Project - http://www.tldp.org.

There you will find two very important sections: HOWTO/mini-HOWTO and
guides/tutorials.

HOWTO documents are small (or relatively small, some take up to 150 pages)
guides targeted at one rather narrow topic. There's a
Networking-Overview-HOWTO and CD-Writing-HOWTO, along with Sound-HOWTO, and
you should understand what these documents are for.

Guides that will be important and very useful for you are:
Linux CookBook
Introduction to Linux
Linux Newbie Admin's Guide
Linux Network Admin's Guide
Linux: Rute User's Tutorial and Exposition (great huge 600+ page manual)


If you are not able to find one of these, please feel free to write me back
to <artemio@artemio.net> and I will send them to you with pleasure.




Good luck!

Artemio.

Andrew wrote:

> 2. ISO Images - While I have completed a FTP installation but was
> still wondering, are there ISO images that can be downloaded
> somewhere? If I want to reinstall it would be nice to do it from
> disks.

SuSE do not make ISO images available for download. If you can find
someone with the CDs you can legally copy them, as long as no charge is
made.

Regards, Ian

Andrew wrote:

> I have decided on SUSE 8.0 and have completed the ftp install.

.... od 8.2

> 1. SUSE Online documentation - Is there any for the free download?

....not sure, should be after installed. also, get the file
called ls-Ral.gz and uncompress it from ftp.suse.com/pub.
you can then search this file (ls-Ral.txt) for software.

> 2. ISO Images - While I have completed a FTP installation but was
> still wondering, are there ISO images that can be downloaded
> somewhere? If I want to reinstall it would be nice to do it from
> disks.

.... no

> 3. Current Issue - Network Card Setup - RTL 8139, Under Automatic
> address setup (via DHCP) I can get a stable connection, however when I
> try to assign a static address to the router outside the DHCP range
> (192.168.2.10) the conection won't work. I am doing everything by IP
> address, no name server. I have entered the default gateway as
> 192.168.2.1 and the Host name is localhost Domain name is localdomain
> and in the Name server list 192.168.2.1 appears with nothing in the
> Domain Search list.

.... not really sure what you're saying here. setup your router to
sign in to your ISP accordingly. if you want to setup your box for
a static IP to the router, go with 192.168.1.10x (x=1,2,etc),
the gateway as 192.168.1.1, and fill in any name servers. do all
this on your network-card configuration through yast.
..
--
/// Michael J. Tobler: motorcyclist, surfer, skydiver, \\\
\\\ and author: "Inside Linux", "C++ HowTo", "C++ Unleashed" ///
\\\ http://pages.sbcglobal.net/mtobler/mjt_linux_page.html ///
Never underestimate the bandwidth of a station wagon full of tapes.
-- Dr. Warren Jackson, Director, UTCS

Thanks,
Andrew

> SuSE do not make ISO images available for download. If you can find
> someone with the CDs you can legally copy them, as long as no charge is
> made.
>
> Regards, Ian

Thanks, I'll check these out.
Andrew

"Artemio" <artemio@artemio.net> wrote in message
news:3f082196.0@news.ukrpack.net...
> The main source of Linux documentation is TLDP - The Linux Documentation
> Project - http://www.tldp.org.
>
> There you will find two very important sections: HOWTO/mini-HOWTO and
> guides/tutorials.
>
> HOWTO documents are small (or relatively small, some take up to 150 pages)
> guides targeted at one rather narrow topic. There's a
> Networking-Overview-HOWTO and CD-Writing-HOWTO, along with Sound-HOWTO,
and
> you should understand what these documents are for.
>
> Guides that will be important and very useful for you are:
> Linux CookBook
> Introduction to Linux
> Linux Newbie Admin's Guide
> Linux Network Admin's Guide
> Linux: Rute User's Tutorial and Exposition (great huge 600+ page manual)
>
>
> If you are not able to find one of these, please feel free to write me
back
> to <artemio@artemio.net> and I will send them to you with pleasure.
>
>
>
>
> Good luck!
>
> Artemio.
>