linux + cox.net wont go online PLS HELP

[capybara]

if youve made this connection successfull or not, pls lmk. I open up the internet connection wizard,
(drakenet in my mandrake 8.1 box) and click auto detect. next page gives me the choice lan connection or
cable connection, and ive tried each one. next page, i check auto ip. nbext page, it says hostname= localhost/localdowmain. CONNECTION FAILED. pls help I dnt wanna go back to the evil empire m$
windoze.
ps: if your having this problem too, lmk and we'll work together on this.

 

[n0cmonkey]

Try changing your host name to the hostname you should be getting from COX.

 

[bigshooter]

Cox.net doesn't use host names anymore. @home did, but not the new cox.net service.

 

[n0cmonkey]

<< Cox.net doesn't use host names anymore. @home did, but not the new cox.net service. >>



Thanks for the clarification. Im a DSL user, can you tell?