Re: Using dhcp on a home cable connection
Alright, thanks for the help!
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On Mon, 23 Apr 2001 20:54:23
Mircea Luca wrote:
>Brendan O'Connor wrote:
>>
>> I have my ethernet card detected and working (using tulip.o, and etherconf from Progeny), connected to a cable modem, but the internet isn't working at all.
>>
>
><SNIP>
>
>> # The ethernet interface, configured by etherconf
>> iface eth0 inet dhcp
>> hostname progeny
>>
>
>Most providers wil request a specific hostname in theabove line.progeny
>for sure
>will not work,so you either comment out that line or replace progeny
>with the proper hostname given to you by your ISP.
>I use dhcpc and I have in /etc/dhcpc/config a line
>
>OPTIONS='-h "cr123456"'
>
>In /etc/network interfaces for eth0 all I have is
>
>iface eth0 inet dhcp
>
>I guess it's a bit different for dhcpc but this is the idea.
>
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