[nylug-talk] road-runner + linuxOnly + wireless AP

[Thomas Joseph Re]

A friend has RR which she was using with a WinPC until the WinPC broke.  I
tried connecting my Linux notebook to her cable modem, setting my ethernet
card for DHCP, and was not able to get an IP.  Doing IFCONFIG shows that the
eth0 is connected to something but no IP number and when I try to ping out I
get "network not available".

Could it be that the CableModem needs some special reset to work with a new
computer?
I've tried leaving it off a couple of hours and trying again but no go.

Ideas?

Tom


On 11/6/06, Jay Sulzberger <jays at panix.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> On Fri, 3 Nov 2006, Thomas Joseph Re wrote:
>
> > I am considering "RoadRunner/TimeWarner" ISP service, and will only have
> a
> > Linux notebook to use with this service.  Does anyone know if it is
> possible
> > to setup RR without a winbox?  Does it require special log-on software?
> >
> > Specifically, I'd like to buy a wireless Access Point and perhaps combo
> > cable-modem/wirelessAP, to connect to RR.  Anyone have experience in
> this
> > area???
> >
> > BTW, I was having trouble getting my wireless card to work using Redhat
> 3,
> > and upgraded to Ubuntu - it worked out of the box:).
> >
> >
> > TJ
>
> I type this on a Standard Debian instance and I am connected to
> the Net via a Roadrunner/Time-Warner Cable Net Connection.  DHCP
> works out of both boxes.
>
> oo--JS.
>
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