[NTLUG:Discuss] Cable Modem & NIC

[Kyle_Davenport@compusa.com]

I use Optel's Broadband Now.  It's dhcp and has changed on me 3 times in 5
months when the "head" had to be reset.  It's no big deal - just find a
nameserver that will let you update your hostname/ip.

http://www.cablemodeminfo.com/LinuxCableModem.html
  and
http://cesdis.gsfc.nasa.gov/linux/drivers/

Your card is supported.
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lee <lee at brave.com> on 08/18/99 09:47:50 PM

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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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