I have seen the way my friend's office is set up with DSL. It's pretty much
just a matter of getting a network card to work with Linux. The DSL line
goes into the DSL modem, which then goes to a hub via ethernet. All
workstations plug in to the hub via ethernet. They are set up with static
IPs for each workstation. I think most setups will use DHCP. Looks like
DSL and Cable or pretty much the same type of configuration.
Wes
----- Original Message -----
From: Christian Straight <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 1999 10:15 AM
Subject: RE: Has Anybody used a Cable Modem with Linux?
> would there be much difference if i wanted to connect via dsl? i'm
looking
> into getting a dsl connection into my linux box. has anyone out there had
> any experience with a dsl connection to a linux box? any comments/advice
> would be greatly appreciated. tia
> christian
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Keith Robinson
> > Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 1999 6:43 AM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: Re: Has Anybody used a Cable Modem with Linux?
> >
> >
> > On Wed, 25 Aug 1999, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > > Has anyone used a cable modem with Linux? I know my pc connects to
the
> > > cable modem (external) via an ethernet card. I know that my
> > ISP uses Netscape
> > > or IE for connecting. I don't know if I can connect to the web
> > using Linux's
> > > software.
> > >
> >
> > I use a cable modem.
> >
> > If you haven't installed Linux yet the install package will prompt
> > you for the info required: host name, dns servers, etc.
> > (or to be more accurate, the install package *should* walk you thru
> > all that, depending on which distribution you go with. I know
> > caldera 2.2 and REd Hat 6.0 do.)
> >
> > There is a Cable Modem Mini-howTo which
> > should be amongst your Linux documentation or you can read it at:
> > http://metalab.unc.edu/LDP/HOWTO/mini/Cable-Modem.html
> >
> > AFAIK the main problem people run into is not with the modem itself
> > since that works independant of the PC, but if the ethernet card is
> > Plug 'N Play. If the Ethernet card is PNP sometime Linux has
> > problems recognizing it. But that is not a major hastle -- and the
> > gurus on this list can walk you through working around that, I am
> > sure.
> >
> >
> > > Any help would be appreciated.
> > >
> > > James Flanagan / Nezeray
> > --
> > --
> > Keith Robinson
> > kmail 1.0.024
> > RH Linux 6.0 kernel 2.2.11
> >
>
>
