On Fri, 5 Oct 2001 10:57:38 -0400, Paul <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> In reply to Sridhar's words, written Thu, 4 Oct 2001 14:55:28 +1000
>
> >I don't know how your ISP works, but with @Home-based networks each user is
> >given a unique code to insert as the host name. THe code is of the format
> >COxxxxxxx-A, where the 'x's form a unique number.
> >
> >> With 7.2, when I installed that (each and every time), it asked me what my
> >> host name is, and what my proxy setting are; both boxes I leave blank, and
> >> it works like a charm, every time.
>
> I just now noticed this discussion. Interesting stuff since in a few weeks I
> will also get connected to an @Home network. Of course this gets a train of
> questions going:
>
> A person at work told me that all I'd have to do for this is add the name of
> the DHCP server to /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth1 (or something
> along these lines). Is that so?
>
> In the info I received so far there is no DHCP server name mentioned and also
> no DNS server IP's. They use something they call 'dynamic DNS'. Does that
> imply that I can scratch the DNS IP's of my current ISP from the
> /etc/resolv.conf when the big moment is there?
>
> I already got a NIC to use which is no problem. But how to configure these
> other things is something I'd like to know up front, so I can show that cable
> guy that Linux does not need 100 reboots in order to get an ethernet link
> going. All the help is appreciated!
>
> Paul
"/sbin/dhcpcd -d -n -h COxxxxxxx-A eth0", where "COxxxxxxx-A" is your @Home
"computer name" (hostname), and "eth0" is the network interface to use. You can
also configure the connection via the Mandrake Control Centre network settings.
All you need is to use your "computer name" as your hostname.
I have found that occasionally my connection cuts out (probably because the dhcp
lease expires). To prevent this, I have the above command set to run every 30
minutes in my /etc/crontab.
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