On Sat, Jun 07, 2008 at 12:37:22PM -0400, John R Puhalski wrote: > I set up a computer for my son with Kubuntu 8.04. He is in NJ and has > an internet with Comcast. I told him to do the initial setup with comcast > using a windows computer (which he did) because they'll tell him they dont > support linux (which they did). In my experience with opimum and verizon > i did this initail setup and then was good to go. > > He can now connect to the internet with the windows laptop but when > connecting to linux and opening firefox the ubuntu homepage opens, but > links on that page or any url's do not work. It says server not found.
Typically a cable modem will bind to the first MAC (6 byte ethernet hardware address, unique to every card) it sees and only give that MAC an IP. Try: 1 - turn off the windows machine 2 - turn off the cable modem. ie, unplug it. 3 - wait 5 minutes (maybe excessive but I've seen their side of the network hold on for a while) 4 - connect linux machine 5 - power on cable modem, linux, see if it works. if that doesn't, try this: 1 - go to windows machine, network settings, ethernet adapter, and get the mac address -or- run->cmd.exe then 'ipconfig /all' and look for the MAC 2 - go to linux and do ifconfig eth0 down ifconfig eth0 hw ether <mac you got from windows> and restart networking on linux Agreed with other comments about it not being an amazing idea to run a workstation directly connected. A linksys wrt54gl (note the 'L'), or as Chris has been experimenting with, and Alix from pc-engines, would make a good firewall. Linksys/Openwrt/Etc can clone the mac address from windows, too. -m -- Mike Kershaw/Dragorn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> GPG Fingerprint: 3546 89DF 3C9D ED80 3381 A661 D7B2 8822 738B BDB1 "For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. Unfortunately, for most people, that reaction is illiteracy."
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