[newbie] Telus ADSL Setup

[Jason McGeachie]

Hello!

First I'd like to say "hello!" to all the other Linux users in Victoria!

Secondly I'd like some help setting up my computer on Shaw High-Speed... I just started using Linux (Redhat) last year and I've been able to pick up everything until I decided to switch to Slackware. I've been using Redhat and Shaw Cable for a while and everything worked fine but I moved and decided to switch to Telus' ADSL service and Slackware and now I can't get a connection to the internet :(

I'm pretty sure my Ethernet card works and I've activated my account with Telus and registered my MAC address (double checked), however, I still can't get an ip address! I can ping myself (127.0.0.1). But everything else is unreachable.

Can anyone list the basic steps to connect to Telus?

Any help would be appreciated. I've spent *days* searching the internet for instructions but noone else seems to have a problem connecting. I think I'm just not doing something that's really noob || stupid.

Thanks in advance!!!

Jason