* John C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [061216 13:13]: > Hi all, > > I'm looking for a simple way for a windows-only user to change a > computer's network settings from a cable modem to an ADSL modem. > > I was under the impression that my granddaughter, who lives > hundreds of miles from me, had a cable ISP. In an attempt to > educate the next generation, I've sent her a computer fully > loaded and configured with Etch. I used a netinstall through my > home system's router (cable modem) with a manual IP > address....not DHCP. > > Oooops... I was wrong, their network connnection is through a > ADSL modem. > > I suspect that she could make the change using the Network > administration tool of the Gnome network Settings, but since I'm > not familiar with ADSL or with that tool, I'd rather not have her > try without some confirmation. > > If not that tool, perhaps dpkg-reconfigure <something> ? > > I know that on my box, the following files at least need to > change. Any others? > > /etc/resolv.conf > /etc/networks > /etc/networks/interfaces > > I also suspect that I'll have to have her do a dpkg install of > pppoe for the network administration tool to work. Is that true? > > Thanks for any help.
This is just one more reason to off-load Internet interface/firewall/router functions to an old machine (200 MHz Pentium, 64 Mbyte RAM, 1 Gbyte drive, CD-ROM, 2 ethernet cards) running a user-friendly, ready-to-go package such as SmoothWall Express 2.0 (www.smoothwall.org). If you had taken that approach, your granddaughter would have a LAN which simultaneously would accommodate Etch, Window$, and Macintosh, and which she (likely without assistance) easily could switch between cable, ADSL, and dial-up. Life is too short to take the do-it-yourself approach when there are excellent, fully-configured packages such as SmoothWall which are tailored to the task. RLH -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]