I've been running Sprint Broadband since it was SpeedChoice. It is true ethernet with fixed IP addresses. The cable modem has an address. That is your gateway address. Sprint gives you a sheet with all of your IP info; I bought an extra IP so that both my Linux and W2k box are exposed to the net (with the rest of my machines being hidden behind an ipchains firewall on the Linux box). If you can configure Linux at all (I assuming that since you are on the Expert list), Sprint is probably the easiest. Set the Linux box ethernet IP to the client IP that Sprint assigned you. The gateway IP they give points you to the cable modem itself. They also give you a pair of DNS server IPs. I believe each market (I'm in Detroit) has its own set of DNS servers for speed. Compared with @Home, Sprint is a breeze; a buddy of mine has had no end of trouble getting a STABLE set of multiple IPs in the house. They randomly drop and don't renew properly. It affects both his Windows boxes and Linux server. Matt > -----Original Message----- > From: Sridhar Govindarajulu [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, October 17, 2000 2:50 PM > To: Mandrake Expert > Subject: [expert] Sprint Broadband internet > Importance: High > > > Hi, > > I am trying to install Sprint Broadband internet access. The > company does > not support Linux, but they say couple of the customers are > using linux. The > cable from the tx/rx dish connects to my eth card > > What information do I need to setup the Internet access, I am > not sure if > any type of authentication is involved. Mac and Windows are officially > supported. I assume due to support for Mac OS, it should work > on Linux. > > ANyone having experince with Sprint can you provide me some > feedback and > what questions should I need to ask tech support to install in LM. > > Thanks You > > Sridhar > > > >
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