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Re: Road Runner and static IP address?

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From: John Oliver
Date: Thu, 11 Jun 1998 00:00
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On 10 Jun 1998 15:15:45 GMT, mrbill@frenzy.com (Bill Bradford) wrote:

>On Wed, 10 Jun 1998 07:29:53 GMT, Gary Meloney <gam@cts.com> wrote:
>>>4. The FAQ says that users have to run a program to connect and get
>>assigned
>>>an IP address. Can Win95 be configured to automatically do this whenever
>>>access is requested (ie, is it a "virtual" dedicated Internet connection)?
>>Not that I know of. You have to run the login software first.
>
>I beleive this is just standard DHCP, am I correct?  I ask because I have
>no intentions of using a Wintel box with my (hopefully) upcoming cable
>modem. 8-)

This is the infamous Road Runner "login" routine, which has nothing to
do with the IP address.  To use Linux on Road Runner, somebody has to
hack a login first...

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