CAn someone tell me how to get off this mailing lsit?? --- Terry Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks Jon. I've picked up a network card and I'll > supposedly get a > self-install kit on Friday from the local cable > provider. Sounds pretty > painless. > > Where's Ashland? (MA?) > > Terry Smith > > Jon Dowd wrote: > > > > I am connected to the internet via a cable modem > on the "Ashland Fiber > > Network" This little town has provided its > citizens the most extraordinary > > opportunity. 3-5Mbs or T-3 equivilency (612MB iso > file in 48 minutes!) for > > (eat your hearts out) $24.95 a month ! > > > > This network (like most cable systems) gives an IP > via DHCP. So during the > > Mandrake-Linux installation my cheap NIC (RTL8139) > was automatically > > detected and I followed the defaults for the > network installation except I > > clicked on the star next to (bootp - dhcp) and > that was all the configuring > > I needed to do. All the gateway, IP address, host > name, DNS stuff was taken > > care of by the IPS using DHCP (my guess is that > most of them do it the > > same). I was on line at the first boot and still > am. > > > > If the installer will give you enough cat5 to > reach from wherever he leaves > > the cable modem to your NIC, you can probably shoo > him away and boot your > > computer and be online ! > > > > Jon Dowd > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Harry Ablejoy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2001 10:37 PM > > Subject: Re: [newbie] Cable Modems, Linux and NICs > > > > > Hi Newbie > > > I use cable modem with @ home cable you need a > network card I would opt > > for > > > 3 com pci card. You need to get the settings > from installer > > > Network address > > > IP ADDRESS > > > SUBNET MASK > > > GATEWAY/ROUTER > > > HOST: > > > DNS/ NAME SERVER 1 > > > DNS NAME SERVER 2 > > > DOMAIN THIS WILL BE MAIL > SERVER > > > > > > LM 8.1 WILL FIND YOUR NETWORK CARD AND > YOU SHOULD NOT HAVE TO > > MUCH > > > TROUBLE SETTING UP YOUR NETWORK. > > > Good Luck and sorry for the caps. > > > Harry > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > ---- > > > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from > MandrakeSoft? > > > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > > > > > > > --- > > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > > Checked by AVG anti-virus system > (http://www.grisoft.com). > > Version: 6.0.293 / Virus Database: 158 - Release > Date: 10/29/2001 > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from > MandrakeSoft? > > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com >
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