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Article #382Re: Linux interface running ADSL
From: Richard Miller
Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2000 00:00
Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2000 00:00
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I am not an expert but one of the HOWTO's mention that pump is not a good dhcp client. Something about not catching changing IP addresses. Might have TrinityOS. "Gordon McFadden" <gmcfadden@westsoft-systems.com> wrote in message news:388A5F9A.53FADE@westsoft-systems.com... > Arjan Drieman wrote: > > > > On Sun, 23 Jan 2000 00:24:34 GMT, Gordon McFadden > > <gmcfadden@westsoft-systems.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > >The statis addresses are really DHCP addresses that are matched with > > >MAC addresses, but that is ok for my purposes. > > > > > >I can get a Windows box to work, but I am having trouble with the > > >Linux interface. > > > > > >I configure the interface to gets its IP infrop via DHCP, but it > > >just times out. > > > > Do you use the same nic as on the windows box? You'll need the same mac > > address for this dhcp to work. Alternatively, you can "fake" your mac > > address with ifconfig (ifconfig <interface> hw ether <mac address>). > > > > Arjan > > -- > > Slashdot: News for nerds. Stuff that matters. > > http://www.slashdot.org > > -- > > No I did not use the same NIC, nor did I have to. > > I "registered" both NICs with the service provider for two of my > 5 addresses... > > Gord > > -- > Gordon McFadden > Westsoft Systems Inc > gmcfadden@westsoft-systems.com > http://www.westsoft-systems.com
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f9b51,9622eb50df796c06,start X-Google-Attributes: gidf9b51,public X-Google-Thread: 10669a,9622eb50df796c06,start X-Google-Attributes: gid10669a,public X-Google-Thread: 114424,9622eb50df796c06,start X-Google-Attributes: gid114424,public From: "Richard Miller" <millerj@postnet.com> Subject: Re: Linux interface running ADSL Date: 2000/01/22 Message-ID: <Vhvi4.832$426.20849@typhoon.stlnet.com> X-Deja-AN: 576381321 References: <388A48F5.42CB2C57@westsoft-systems.com> <slrn88knhi.9bb.qhpxvr@node0911.a2000.nl> <388A5F9A.53FADE@westsoft-systems.com> X-Priority: 3 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2919.6600 X-Complaints-To: news@postnet.com X-Trace: typhoon.stlnet.com 948601077 209.96.3.127 (Sat, 22 Jan 2000 22:17:57 CST) Organization: Pulitzer Technologies, INC. X-MSMail-Priority: Normal NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2000 22:17:57 CST Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.setup,bc.unix