Re: [newbie] How to set up a wireless router?

2004-08-07 Thread Len Lawrence
On Sat, 07 Aug 2004 03:04:03 -0500 "Mikkel L. Ellertson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Len Lawrence wrote: > > > On Fri, 06 Aug 2004 11:40:56 -0500 "Mikkel L. Ellertson" > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Yes, I did understand what it meant, but thanks for the > > clarification. What I mea

Re: [newbie] How to set up a wireless router?

2004-08-07 Thread Mikkel L. Ellertson
Len Lawrence wrote: On Fri, 06 Aug 2004 11:40:56 -0500 "Mikkel L. Ellertson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Yes, I did understand what it meant, but thanks for the clarification. What I meant was that not cloning allows you to make changes within the LAN, like changing the NIC or adding machines,

Re: [newbie] How to set up a wireless router?

2004-08-06 Thread Len Lawrence
On Fri, 06 Aug 2004 11:40:56 -0500 "Mikkel L. Ellertson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Len Lawrence wrote: > > > Further to that. The router is now plugged in and running fine. > > Apart from service network restart there was very little action > > required. The hostname reverted to localhost.d

Re: [newbie] How to set up a wireless router?

2004-08-06 Thread Kevin Ferguson
Mikkel L. Ellertson wrote: Len Lawrence wrote: Further to that. The router is now plugged in and running fine. Apart from service network restart there was very little action required. The hostname reverted to localhost.domain so /etc/hosts needed to be modified, and that was that. I am impress

Re: [newbie] How to set up a wireless router?

2004-08-06 Thread Kevin Ferguson
Len Lawrence wrote: On Fri, 6 Aug 2004 07:04:37 +0100 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Len Lawrence Sent: Thu 8/5/2004 10:03 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: Subject: Re: [newbie] How to set up a wireless router?

Re: [newbie] How to set up a wireless router?

2004-08-06 Thread Mikkel L. Ellertson
Len Lawrence wrote: Further to that. The router is now plugged in and running fine. Apart from service network restart there was very little action required. The hostname reverted to localhost.domain so /etc/hosts needed to be modified, and that was that. I am impressed. I did not bother to cl

Re: [newbie] How to set up a wireless router?

2004-08-06 Thread Len Lawrence
On Fri, 6 Aug 2004 07:04:37 +0100 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Len Lawrence > Sent: Thu 8/5/2004 10:03 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: > Subject: Re: [newbie] How to set up a

RE: [newbie] How to set up a wireless router?

2004-08-05 Thread linuxstuff
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Len Lawrence Sent: Thu 8/5/2004 10:03 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: Subject:Re: [newbie] How to set up a wireless router? On Thu, 05 Aug 2004 18:50:22 +0100 Kevin Ferguson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: [newbie] How to set up a wireless router?

2004-08-05 Thread Len Lawrence
On Thu, 05 Aug 2004 18:50:22 +0100 Kevin Ferguson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > -- big snip --- > > > > Hi Len > > With blueyonder your ip will be dynamic, so it changes regular unless > you specify you want a static one, not sure how much it cost though. > the Dhcp manages your clien

Re: [newbie] How to set up a wireless router?

2004-08-05 Thread Mikkel L. Ellertson
Len Lawrence wrote: When I first connected to broadband using DHCP, BlueYonder would change my hostname every few days, which meant my having to edit the /etc/hosts file by hand (names like dhcp285), but some time ago this changed and the hostname has remained fixed at x1-6-00-05-5d-47-9a-4a ever

Re: [newbie] How to set up a wireless router?

2004-08-05 Thread Mikkel L. Ellertson
Kevin Ferguson wrote: Hi Len With blueyonder your ip will be dynamic, so it changes regular unless you specify you want a static one, not sure how much it cost though. the Dhcp manages your clients automatically locally on your network. How far have you progressed then with the router? Are th

Re: [newbie] How to set up a wireless router?

2004-08-05 Thread Kevin Ferguson
Len Lawrence wrote: On Thu, 05 Aug 2004 11:17:31 +0100 Kevin Ferguson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Len Lawrence wrote: On Thu, 5 Aug 2004 02:40:20 +0100 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi Mate I'm with blueyonder, register your wireless router on blueyonder, before you use it. I guess you

Re: [newbie] How to set up a wireless router?

2004-08-04 Thread Len Lawrence
On Wed, 04 Aug 2004 20:30:41 -0500 "Mikkel L. Ellertson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Len Lawrence wrote: > > > This simpleton needs help again! > > > > desktop: Mandrake 9.2 PowerPack - stock kernel 2.4.22-10 laptop: > > Mandrake 9.2 download edition - empkernel 2.4.22 > > > > I have a deskt

Re: [newbie] How to set up a wireless router?

2004-08-04 Thread Len Lawrence
On Thu, 5 Aug 2004 02:40:20 +0100 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Mate > > I'm with blueyonder, register your wireless router on blueyonder, before you use it. > I guess you have Modem ---> router > lan setup or something like that. Me > Cable Modem --> router --> lan >

RE: [newbie] How to set up a wireless router?

2004-08-04 Thread linuxstuff
ghts and come off my shift Friday morning before I can help you out. Kevin -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Len Lawrence Sent: Thu 8/5/2004 12:04 AM To: newbie Cc: Subject: [newbie] How to set up a wireless router? This simpleton needs help ag

Re: [newbie] How to set up a wireless router?

2004-08-04 Thread Mikkel L. Ellertson
Len Lawrence wrote: This simpleton needs help again! desktop: Mandrake 9.2 PowerPack - stock kernel 2.4.22-10 laptop: Mandrake 9.2 download edition - empkernel 2.4.22 I have a desktop system connected via a D-Link cable modem to BlueYonder and an EmperorLinux laptop with an Orinoco wireless n

[newbie] How to set up a wireless router?

2004-08-04 Thread Len Lawrence
This simpleton needs help again! desktop: Mandrake 9.2 PowerPack - stock kernel 2.4.22-10 laptop: Mandrake 9.2 download edition - empkernel 2.4.22 I have a desktop system connected via a D-Link cable modem to BlueYonder and an EmperorLinux laptop with an Orinoco wireless network card. In nine mo