Changeover from dialup to Road Runner problems.

[alex]

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>>> I use Road Runner with the external modem supplied by Road Runner and
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>>> have a Linksys router...Linux automatically detected all the network
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>>> configurations.   You might want to go into
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>>> System---Administration---Networking and disable your dialup modem
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>>> make sure your ethernet connection is enabled(active).  Also,
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>>> the ethernet connection and click on properties, and make sure DHCP
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>>> Thunderbird:  your incoming mail server should be something like
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>>> your outgoing mail server:
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>>> "smtp-server.triad.rr.com"
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>>> triad.rr.com is mine, check your email address to see what yours is.
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>>> account name is your email name prior to the @
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>>> you'll need to enter your password to access RR
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>>> Hope this helps.
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>> !!!!  It certainly did help-----got Firefox going and it works fine.  
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>> Thank you very much.
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> Glad it worked, you should be able to go into Outlook (Express) and get
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Thanks for the kickstart.....Once I did what you suggested in disabling 
the modem and activating the network card.  things fell into place and 
with a little trial and error, I got the account settings right, so now 
everything works fine in Thunderbird and Firefox.

alex