Just curious, is ntl cable or dsl? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Guy Abandon." <text.tools@xxxxxxxxxx> To: <blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2003 2:21 PM Subject: Re: NTL Broadband and Linux > This is the same Broadband as Telewest and it works right out of the > box. Of all the things I asked about here recently, the WAN access > was not one of them. Can I presume you got a Linux compatable NIC > otherwise known as an ethernet card? The other thing you might want > to invest in, though may not be necessary, is one of the router-hubs. > If you're the only one there to use the connection, you should be able > to skip this. But if you want a Win and Linux machines to share, then > one would be useful and Maplins have a range of them and they have > on-line ordering. > > NTL They will want your MAC address or physical address or that 12 > digit hex value unique to your card. The default setup from new is > use DHCP for everything and your box will do that. > > Windows accepts cheap ethernet cards very readily. Don't let NTL > shove you into a USB connection and Windows and especially their > "Tools" which gives them remote control of your system.... > something demanded by their tech support department. That won't work > on Linux of course, so that would P1$$ them off. > > I think Maplins's cheap network cards are compatible, it depends on an > ... damn, I've forgotten the chip number but it is about as standard > a network chip as there is. Basicly, a network card with this chip is > generic enough to work. I hope someone else can quote that chip > number. > > I don't know why I answer given how much I manage not to say. > > GA! > > > _______________________________________________ > > Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > _______________________________________________ Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list