Dave Anselmi wrote:
> "David A. Bandel" wrote:
>
> > Keith Antoine wrote:
> >
> > > Can a telco block linux access on cable ?? I cannot get out using Suse
> > > but I was online earlier today, a friens als has tried in suse and
> > > mandrake
> > > and cannot get out We can both get out on windows.
>
> I assume you're using dhcp. Does it complain? Does ifconfig show anything
> reasonable?
Yes dhcp, no it does not complain. If config is as it should be.
I found out today that the dce-server that I can see when Its all working is not
available
at all. I do know that Telstra have problems but what they are I have no idea. I
also
know that the dns have changed primary, seconday and tertiary.
> I expect there will be hacks to get this to work again, here's an easy one
> that may work:
>
> 1) Hook up to your ISP using Windows. Look at the IP assigned (ipconfig
> from the command line for NT and 2k - 95/98 has something similar but
> slightly different).
Err am using XP and as I really do not know windows where can i gat a command
line in XP??
AFAIK there aint none.
>
> 2) Hook up to your ISP using Linux. Use ifconfig to tell Linux to use the
> same IP.
If I can find out how to query XP for its IP this would be the best way.
>
>
> Note, this is most likely to work if you can just pull the ethernet cable
> out of Win and plug it into Linux - no chance for Win to release the IP or
> the ISP to notice it is down. If you're dual booting, pull the cable before
> you shut down Win. Perhaps you can look at lease times (/all to ipconfig)
> to see how much time you have.
never tried that; might do that as a last chioce <g>
>
>
> I assume this isn't a dial-up connection - that's unlikely to be dhcp.
no dialup its direct.
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Keith Antoine aka "Skippy"
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