Thus spake Michael Patterson: > > > Now I find that the company is going under. enter the cablemodem. I have > > > cablemodem service with Adelphia cable. ( @home). it works > > beautifully when > > > I hook up a single windows machine to it, using DHCP. > > > > You either need to get your DHCP client to pass a hostname on to the > > DHCP server (that c*-? number they give you), or you need to call them > > up and ask for your IP settings (or check winipcfg in Windows). > > I do this in /etc/networks/interfaces with: > > iface eth0 inet dhcp > hostname "****" > leasehours 1 > leasetime 3600 > > where **** is the name given to me by the @home company. > > ifconfig shows the correct ip address, etc. Everything works (although > slowly) for a brief period, then stops-- so it appears DHCP works. > > > > @Home technical support will probably give you a brief disclaimer along > > the lines of "The most support you'll get with this OS is your static > > settings, and we reserve the right to change your IP without notice." > > The nice thing is this IP nearly never changes. The only reason I've > > changed IPs is because I've moved. Everything changes with the peon > > that answers the phone at your local cable company though...the trick is > > to get escallated. > > > > Or you can get it from Windows in winipcfg. > > Making the change to static IP addresses shows the same behavior. > > --Mike What distro is this? I remember dhcp-client from potato didn't work so well for me, but the one from Woody has been great - same provider, so we're all in the same boat with the (maybe) impending bankruptcy. I would look in other places if the static setup is also failing - it sounds like you might have bad NIC module or something, if you're properly negotiating a connection, but getting a really slow one that fails after a little while. Maybe post details of what NIC and what driver? HTH, Steve -- Art is a jealous mistress. -- Ralph Waldo Emerson
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