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jamshid@io.com wrote in message <6ll6j5$8d9$1@nnrp1.dejanews.com>...
>Hi, I live in Austin, TX where we're supposed to be getting TimeWarner's
cable
>modem service, Road Runner, later this year (at least, that's what I heard
>earlier this year).  I have a few questions for users who are fortunate
enough
>to already have cable modem service:
>
>1. Can users get static IP addresses instead of dynamic, and if so how much
>does it cost?  For security purposes my company requires employees
accessing
>the corporate network from home have static IP addresses if they want to
get
>past our firewall (specifically, I'm wanting remote control of my NT
>workstation from home using TimbuktuPro).


Yes, costs $5/month

>2. The RoadRunner FAQ at http://www.pathfinder.com/rdrun/ mentions that
>businesses can use Road Runner as a wide-area network.  Does anyone have
more
>information about this?  How usable is it for accessing file systems
remotely?


Works fine. Have to be carefull of firewalls. You probably want some sort of
VPN
for security.

>3. Is the cable "modem" integrated with the television cable box, or is it
>separate?  I hope it's separate since I currently only rent a cable box in
the
>living room, not the computer room.


Separate. Your cable will run to the cable modem first then to your TV's for
best
signal strengh.

>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.

>5. I currently have my two home computers networked (simple peer-to-peer to
>share files and printer) and use WinGate to let them both access the
Internet
>at the same time.  Will I have to buy any other hardware (eg, a hub?) to
keep
>this capability?  Any gotchas I should be aware of?  I have a 3Com
Etherlink
>III Bus-Master PCI Ethernet adapter on the machine that will connect to the
>cable modem.  Btw, would something like NAT32 work better than WinGate?


Either buy a hub or run a proxy server on the system with the modem

>Thanks,
>Jamshid Afshar
>jamshid@io.com
>
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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-)

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Bill Bradford wrote:

> 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-)
>

Well, I believe it depends on your cable company. I have a cable modem and I
run Linux. My situation is a little diffrerent though because I have a static
IP (For free) and we aren't required to use DHCP. I have heard of cable
companies that require a special authentication program to be run before you
get access (I saw a message in another newsgroup - comp.os.linux.something -
where the user was asking if anyone knew a way around this).  DHCP wouldn't be
a problem though (But from this it doesn't sound like DHCP specifically because
win95 does DHCP stuff automatically).

Laurence

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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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In article <35814276.446903192@news.escnd1.sdca.home.com>, 
do.not.reply@this.address says...
: )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...
: )
: )-- 

There ways to do it just do a yahoo search on linux & roadrunner









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