[NTLUG:Discuss] Cable Modem & NIC

[Panther Silverelf]

Well,

I've had the same IP since Feb. and it was supposedly setup as dynamic.

Glen G.
----- Original Message -----
From: Kelly Scroggins <kelly at cliffhanger.com>
To: <discuss at ntlug.org>
Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 1999 11:30 PM
Subject: Re: [NTLUG:Discuss] Cable Modem & NIC


> If the cable company has you on DHCP that's pretty much what you're
> stuck with.  You can't config your system for a static address cuz their
> routers are going to be configured to talk to IP addresses in their DHCP
> range of of addresses.
>
> kelly
>
>
>
> Glen Grigsby wrote:
> >
> > Personally,
> >
> > Toss it and buy a real NIC.  I recommend the Netgear with the Tulip
chipset.
> > Works beautifully with my cable modem.
> >
> > As far as the static IP goes, I just converted a friends windoze box
from
> > DHCP to Static last night and he is working fine.  And I've had my
> > Linux/Win98 Dualboot setup with a static IP from day 1, even though the
guy
> > said it should be dynamic.
> >
> > Glen. G.
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: lee <lee at brave.com>
> > To: <discuss at ntlug.org>
> > Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 1999 9:47 PM
> > Subject: [NTLUG:Discuss] Cable Modem & NIC
> >
> > > The cable modem guys are gone now and i have some questions.  the
> > > install guy was a newbie (no one could fake that kind of ignorance)
> > > and didn't say anything when i told him "i rarely use windows - i'm in
> > > a unix environment mostly and need a permanent IP address."  so
> > > consequently it didn't happen.  feh.  am i forever limited to dhcp or
> > > can anyone suggest how to get a perm IP address assigned after
> > > installation?  now to the fun stuff. . .
> > >
> > > this nic card they put in... windoze proclaims it to be a "Realtek
> > > RTL8019 PnP LAN Adaptor".  ummm, there isn't an option for that in
> > > menuconfig.  any suggestions?  a module for a compatible card?  throw
> > > it away and get a real nic?
> > >
> > > *and*, as an added bonus, i've never messed with PnP stuff, so where
> > > would you send me to RTFM or can i get some quick pointers to set up
> > > the PnP parameters if i can create a module for it?  thanks,
> > >
> > > -- lee
> > >
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