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

[Paul Robbins]

You may try to put the RoadRunner DNS servers in the resolv.conf file and
try and hard code the gateway

On 11/6/06, Thomas Joseph Re <tomjre at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> 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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