Re: using cable modem with Debian?
Sounds a lot like dhcp, try using the dhcpcd (client daemon) package. The
only other thing I think you need is the DNS server's ip address to add to
/etc/resolv.conf. I use it at school, never had a problem. You may want
to ask about the vulnerability of their network to packet sniffing. If
they use 10 base T wire (big phone line vs. the coax cable) and a switched
ethernet hub, you should be good.
HTH,
Brandon
P.S. Never had a problem loosing the connection (even after a ping
attack). I haven't the slightest idea how diald would work with dhcpcd, I
just left mine connected all day.
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On Sun, 6 Jul 1997, Bob Billson wrote:
> Since I'll be installing 1.3 on my brother's machine this Tuesday, I have
> a question about cable modems. Though not strictly limited to Debian, I
> thought some folks here might have already gone down this road.
>
> My brother got a net connection from our local cable company. The tech
> who came to install the software (Win95) even knew about Linux and how to
> pronounce it correctly (wow!) He said they did have some problems with
> get Linux to work. The connections would just die random. Since he
> wasn't really well versed in Linux he didn't mention the important details
> like which distribution or even kernel version.
>
> What I need to know for Tuesday is how to get Debian to work with the
> cable modem.
>
> The modem is connected to the cable company all the time. The IP address
> is dynamically assigned. Even if the connection goes down for a short
> while, the same IP address is used when the connection comes back up. The
> output of the modem goes to an Ethernet card in the machine.
>
> I'll be using diald, unless there is a good reason not to. Beyond this
> I'm not sure how to go. I saw a DHCPD (or was it DHCPCD?) client as one
> of the .deb packages. My brother said this sounded like what the cable
> modem uses now talking to Win95. Should we install this for Debian? If
> so, how to get it going?
>
> Any help will be most welcome. Thanks!
>
> Bob
> --
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