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Re: [PLUG] dhcp and comcast
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eh since I am using web mail and I was half asleep this morning, I think I may
have sent the email that I intended for the mailing list to a person on the
list..... if that was the case I am sorry :P
ANYWAY, as for the issue of the GUI compiler vs the command line editing, I
do MOST of my editing in the command line, BUT because I am responbile for 3
different networks, with 3 different version of redhat, its easier to work with
the GUI. Why? Well because redhat in there infinite wisdom decided to make
xinted and some other stuff. The directory entries are differt for each one,
granted there is not a HUGE difference, but its enough.
hrm... this is starting to sound like a excuse letter. Perhaps I should read
the fucking manual (RTFM) and shut the fuck up (STFU)
>On Thu, Jan 24, 2002 at 08:18:53AM -0500, Anthony Locascio wrote:
>> ummm, so it seems from what you are saying (if I am reading it
>> correctly) that the connection via DCHP will work without any additional
>> configuration on my part. Provided I change the settings that the tech
>> guy said. (Gateway, DNS, IP, Hostname, Netmask, etc) And then proceed
>> to use the DCHP settings that are in the machine. Get IP address via
>> DCHP or something. Is that correct? Or am I getting something confused?
>
>You just need to tell linuxconf that ethX is a dhcp connection and
>what hostname to send with the request. Everything else will be
>taken care of by the dhcp client software.
>>
>> Whats wrong with Linuxconf? :P Suits my converted NON PROGRAMMING ass
>
>I believe it was mentioned by Gabe, but linuxconf makes some horrible
>decisions when using it for configuration. Especially if you decide
>to tweak something manually - it'll overwrite your changes.
>
>> just fine! Thanks you!!
>>
>> Actually I do know where the files are and how to edit them manually, i
>> just feel safer in the GUI then in all that command line nonsense.
>
>Another of the problems with linuxconf is that it makes you feel safer.
>When you come from gui based configurators, it's nice to have a gui
>based configurator. The problem with that, is that it hides what's
>going on in your system when you really should have some idea of
>what is happening.
>
>If I may offer some advice: try to wean yourself off the gui configurator.
>Find out how to setup the things you need setup by looking through the HOWTOs
>(www.linuxdoc.org, /usr/share/doc/HOWTO). When you do, you should see the
>point we're trying to make about linuxconf.
>
>--
>
>@a=(Lbzjoftt,Inqbujfodf,Hvcsjt); $b="Lbssz Wbmm"
>;$b =~ y/b-z/a-z/ ; $c =" Tif ". @a ." hsfbu wj"
>."suvft pg b qsphsbnnfs". ":\n";$c =~y/b-y/a-z/;
>print"\n\n$c ";for($i=0;$i<@a; $i++) { $a[$i] =~
>y/b-y/a-z/;if($a[$i]eq$a[-1]){print"and $a[$i]."
>;}else{ print"$a[$i], ";}}print"\n\t\t--$b\n\n";
>
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