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Re: Re: [Plug] redhat, linksys, and suburban@home :-(
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Basically, I set it up the way I originally had it, with a static ip, and
not having my nic card conflict with any other hard ware kinda did the
trick :)
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Michelle Weber
umweber@mcs.drexel.edu
On Mon, 19 Jul 1999 tburba@GLCORPIS01.usvision.com wrote:
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> Please give us a recap of how to set it up, now that you've got the bugs
> out. `: - )
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> umweber@mcs.drexel.edu on 07/19/99 02:29:45 AM
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> Please respond to plug@lists.nothinbut.net
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> To: plug@lists.nothinbut.net
> cc: (bcc: Thomas A Burba/USVISION)
> Subject: Re: [Plug] redhat, linksys, and suburban@home :-(
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> Ok, it works in linux, set up statically, and without this extra card.
> I just had to get out of windows after the 4th time it crashed in the same
> hour.
> Thanks for everyone's help and suggestions.
>
> --
> Michelle Weber
> umweber@mcs.drexel.edu
>
> On Mon, 19 Jul 1999, Michelle Weber wrote:
> > Well, I've got this working in windows now. I had to change the jumpers
> on
> > my 2 hard drives so that a windows partition was on a primary ide drive,
> > and boot into win98. In here @home would at least try to help. Turns out
> > my tv card was using the same irq as the nic card, so I ended up having
> to
> > remove the tv card, and put the nic card in another pci slot. Also, I am
> > set up statically now in windows instead of dhcp, cause the @home guys
> > couldn't figure it out either. So, it should work the same in linux,
> > though I am wondering why /proc/interrupts didn't have any conflicts, yet
> > I was experiencing the same problems? And all of my devices on my
> computer
> > work under linux, so they all should have been listed? Any thoughts
> anyone
> > before I change my jumpers back on my hard drives and go back to linux?
> > (It's scary here windows, I haven't booted this partition in over 6
> > months)
> >
> > --
> > Michelle Weber
> > umweber@mcs.drexel.edu
> >
> >
> > On Sun, 18 Jul 1999, Joshua Mazess wrote:
> >
> > > "Obtain IP address automatically" means use DHCP. In Red Hat Linux, the
> DHCP client
> > > appears to be located in /sbin/dhcpcd. It doesn't look like you need
> any command
> > > line parameters, but you must run it as root. If you post the results
> of
> > > /sbin/ifconfig in a mailnote, I can tell you if it looks right.
> Providing me with
> > > the Suburban@Home addresses will also help me determine if they are
> being set
> > > correctly. Obviously the ComputerName and WorkgroupName settings do not
> apply to
> > > Linux. Hopefully they do not require Microsoft networking for their
> service to
> > > function properly. --Josh
> > >
> > > Michelle Weber wrote:
> > >
> > > > I'm not running dhcp, I'm going to try it tonight. /sbin/ifconfig
> looks
> > > > ok, is there anything special I should pay attention to? I am
> comparing my
> > > > system with another system I set up, (not in the same house), which
> has
> > > > comcast@home. In Windows the setup is as follows - obtain ip address
> > > > automatically, disable wins, no gateway, enable dns with my assigned
> > > > hostname, and the bens1.pa.home.com domain, and their dns servers.
> Also,
> > > > I need to put my hostname in computer name, and @home in workgroup,
> and in
> > > > whatever web browser, i have to use auto proxy config set to
> > > > http://proxy:8080, and that is everything.
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Michelle Weber
> > > > umweber@mcs.drexel.edu
> > > >
> > > > On Sun, 18 Jul 1999, Joshua Mazess wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Are you running the dhcp client? What does your /sbin/ifconfig look
> like? What
> > > > > settings did suburban@home provide you with? Do you have their
> Windows
> > > > > configuration instructions? --Josh
> > > > >
> > > > > Michelle Weber wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > Hi, I am having a slight problem with my redhat 6.0 box, with a
> linksys
> > > > > > card, and my freshly installed suburban@home cable modem.
> > > > > > If anyone has any ideas on what might be wrong, I would
> definitely try
> > > > > > anything at this point.
> > > > > > Suburban won't really help me because I'm using linux, and they
> say they
> > > > > > can ping my modem, just not my ip.
> > > > > > What I have set up is redhat 6.0 box, with a 2.2.10 kernel i just
> > > > > > compiled. I compiled in support for my ethernet card, which is
> really
> > > > > > just a ne2000 pci compatible card. A friend of mine uses
> comcast@home,
> > > > > > with redhat 6.0, and the same exact nic card I have. (In fact, I
> set up
> > > > > > that machine myself, and compiled a kernel similar to mine, which
> works
> > > > > > fine, I'm using the box right now)
> > > > > > I set everything up using netconf, I put in my host name, domain
> name,
> > > > > > name servers, netmask, picked eth0 for the device, and the
> default
> > > > > > gateway, all as they appear on the little config sheet, and I've
> checked
> > > > > > many many many times to make sure everything is entered correctly
> in here.
> > > > > > When the machine starts up, I see it find the ethernet card, when
> lo, and
> > > > > > eth0 start up they say "OK". When I do a /sbin/ifconfig, the
> card and
> > > > > > localhost are there, when I do a /sbin/route, everything looks
> normal,
> > > > > > when I look at /proc/interrupts there are no conflicts.
> > > > > > I can ping localhost, and my own ip, but I can't ping anywhere
> else, not
> > > > > > even the gateway. I can ping the gateway from here though, so I
> know it's
> > > > > > up. I know data is being sent out, the little lights on the card
> and the
> > > > > > modem blink, and the cable light is steady, which means I should
> have a
> > > > > > connection, yet nothing seems to work.
> > > > > > The only suggestions I've gotten so far are the ethernet cable, I
> tried
> > > > > > both the one that came with the card, and the one that Suburban
> cable
> > > > > > provided me, and the other is that the card is bad.
> > > > > > Can anyone think of anything else other than the card is bad?
> > > > > > Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > --
> > > > > > Michelle Weber
> > > > > > umweber@mcs.drexel.edu
> > >
> > >
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