[NTLUG:Discuss] AT&T@Home redux

[Michael Patrick]

Ian,

I think you will find the issue is a little known DHCP client hostname 
field in the DHCP Request.  Try using the fully qualified domain name (or 
maybe even just hostname) they gave you.

Michael

At 20:46 2001-03-06 +0600, you wrote:
>High speed Internet access has finally come to the technological back-
>water of Valley Ranch.  Unfortunately it has come in the form of AT&T
>@Home, so it looks like I now live in a Windows-only zone.
>
>I just schlepped my laptop over to the house of a friend who has the
>service installed, and I verified that it is impossible to get an IP
>address without the supplied NETBIOS name.  A quick test with Samba was
>unsuccessful.
>
>Before I retreat to a cave in the mountains out of complete disgust, has
>anyone been able to get this new variant of @Home working with Linux?
>
>Thanks!
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>Ian Pilcher                                       pilcher at concentric.net
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