The Roadrunner service that I am using (midsouth.rr.com) does not require
me to log-in except to check e-mail. The way it works is it verifies me by
the Mac address of the ethernet card that they supplied me. It is all done
via DHCP.
You don't need to run a proxy server which in Linux is IP masquerade
unless you are trying to connect two or more PC's to the internet.
Here is a link that will tell you more than you want to know about
setting up a cable modem and firewalls and IP Masquerading, etc. It also has
a section on Roadrunner setup for Linux. Here is the site:
www.cablemodeminfo.com .
---Mark Irving---
----- Original Message -----
From: Pittman, Merle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, March 17, 2000 6:49 AM
Subject: RE: [newbie] cable modem
> Are you sure you even need the proxy server, I doubt it for roadrunner.
If
> you do, in netscape go to "edit > preferences > advanced > proxy ".
>
> All the other info you have to get from your isp, just call them up and
ask
> for it.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Cory Hirano [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Friday, March 17, 2000 12:02 AM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: RE: [newbie] cable modem
> >
> > Hi there doing a upgrade I got rr to work but I don't know if all my
> > TCP/IP
> > settings are right and I don't know where to find them. Also in w98
using
> > IE
> > I run rr though a porxy server is there any way to set it up in
> > communicator
> > I've never used Netscape before. BTW if I'm not logged in to the
network
> > how can I be on it? I haven't set up my user name or password for rr
and
> > don't know where to do it.
> >
> > Cory
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Pittman, Merle [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Thursday, March 16, 2000 9:06 AM
> > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
> > Subject: RE: [newbie] cable modem
> >
> > Same old story from the tech guys, that is their excuss for "they have
no
> > idea what they are doing".
> >
> > Do you have linux installed already?? If you get linux installed and
your
> > network card setup properly the rest is cake.
> >
> > You need to find you if you are using static IP addressing or DHCP, find
> > this out from tech support if you don't know.
> >
> > Get the info for gateway, DNS, your IP (if it is static), smtp mail
> > server,
> > pop mail server, etc.
> >
> > Ready to start when you are :)
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Cory Hirano [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > > Sent: Thursday, March 16, 2000 3:34 PM
> > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > Subject: [newbie] cable modem
> > >
> > > Hello there
> > >
> > > I have Road Runner cable modem service and I was wondering if anyone
> > > knows
> > > how to set it up so I can get on to the internet with linux . I tried
> > > tech
> > > support but they said that they only support win/mac and can't help
with
> > > any
> > > other OS.
> > >
> > > Cory
>
>
