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Article #11Re: Road Runner and static IP address?
From: John Oliver
Date: Thu, 11 Jun 1998 00:00
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... -- ********************************************************** IMPORTANT!!! >>> ********************************** ********************************************************** DO NOT JUST HIT REPLY!!!! I have been forced to make it a little more difficult to reach me via email, due to the amounts of spam that results if I post in the clear. I can be reached by emailing joliver at home dot com. Sorry for the inconvenience. **********************************************************
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