[NTLUG:Discuss] Cable Modem & NIC

[Kelly Scroggins]

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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