Subject: Need help with new cable modem
Date: Sat, Feb 20, 1999 at 11:07:58AM -0800
In reply to:Matt Campbell
Quoting Matt Campbell([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
>
> Help!
>
> As of about 8 pm tonight I will have a brand spanking new cable modem
> connection to the internet. However, at this point it looks like it
> might only work for Windows 95, and this sucks. Is there anyone out
> there on the @Home network who might be able to help me configure my
> linux box to use it?
>
> I can tell already I have several issues to address:
>
> 1) Find a driver for the plug-n-pray PCI ethernet controller they
> installed. (Realtek RTL8029 - a really really generic card, the box
> doesn't even have the manufacturers name on it)
>
> 2) Configure a DHCP client. Also, in relation to this, I may need to
> change my hostname to that beastly thing they assigned me... ugh
>
> 3) Pray to God. (Or gods, or goddesses, depending on religious
> inclination)
>
> So, can anyone give me any pointers?
Read the ISDN-HOWTO ????
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