Why am I getting your email
-----Original Message-----
From: Jacob Aaron Holbrook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Thursday, April 20, 2000 2:24 AM
Subject: Re: [newbie] cable modem
>well I called them again......and they said that they could not give them
to
>me because they don't know what they are.......and said that they "cannot
>assign static names". This is because it uses dhcp to obtain them.....
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Valjean" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Sent: Wednesday, April 19, 2000 4:07 PM
>Subject: RE: [newbie] cable modem
>
>
>> I work for an ISP and I know how Technical Support can be...with as
>> many calls as flood the phone center, there isn't time simply to handle
>> every call that comes in with various software. Personally when a
>> customer calls to ask for DNS, mail info, I give it, or direct them to
our
>> website. Check your provider's website for a "quick config sheet" or the
>> like.
>> Valjean
>>
>> On Wed, 19 Apr 2000, Pittman, Merle wrote:
>>
>> > Exactly! The fact that it is linux has nothing to do with it. They
are
>> > still responsible to give you the information. With my cable provider
I
>> > have to get the information to set up windows as well, and they are
very
>> > willing to give you the info. They do not support linux but still give
>you
>> > the info and it is up to you to get it working.
>> >
>> > How can Windows set it up automatically?? Sure it can recognize the IP
>> > assigned if your ISP uses Dynamic IP addressing, but how do you
>configure
>> > DNS and your email servers??
>> >
>> > > -----Original Message-----
>> > > From: Jacob Aaron Holbrook [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>> > > Sent: Wednesday, April 19, 2000 4:28 PM
>> > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> > > Subject: Re: [newbie] cable modem
>> > >
>> > > Not possible, as long as I want to stay on a cable modem. And that is
>a
>> > > definite must.
>> > > I know it kinda pissed me off but her argument was that they don't
>support
>> > > Linux....what does that have to do with anything.....
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > ----- Original Message -----
>> > > From: "Pittman, Merle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> > > Sent: Wednesday, April 19, 2000 2:49 PM
>> > > Subject: RE: [newbie] cable modem
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > > They won't give you any address info??
>> > > > I'd suggest switching providers if that's possible.
>> > > >
>> > > > > -----Original Message-----
>> > > > > From: Jacob Aaron Holbrook [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>> > > > > Sent: Wednesday, April 19, 2000 4:00 PM
>> > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> > > > > Subject: [newbie] cable modem
>> > > > >
>> > > > > I am hooked up through a cable modem through my local provider.
>> > > Windows
>> > > > > detects this and sets it up by itself and this is what the
>provider
>> > > > > supports. Is there a way to have Linux do the same because they
>won't
>> > > > > give me any information such as host address, ip address ect.
>because
>> > > they
>> > > > > don't support Linux.
>> > > > >
>> > > > > Thanks,
>> > > > > Jacob Holbrook
>> > > >
>> >
>> >
>>
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