actually some routers have telnet/rlogin interfaces. On Tue, Jan 06, 2004 at 08:27:47PM -0000, Guy Abandon. wrote: > The thing about Linux and Cable, is that it is a plain old ethernet > card as connection and that is there by default and should simply work > if connected. Ok, there are more issues about dhcp and dynamic ip > address allocation or having a static. What we did was to get a > D-Link DI-704P router and had that hooked to the cable box/modem and > then hooked all 4 computers including the two Linux ones, to the > sockets on the hub. The router is set thorugh a webmin type interface > on a standard 192.0.somethingorother to do the basic interface bits > for picking up an ip address and registering one or few (up to 5) with > the isp. I should add that these routers do depend on a m9inimum > level of i.e explorer to interact with the rounter, so you'll need a > windows machine to do it even now. > > How does all this sound so far. > > Bob H. > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup -- Always borrow money from a pessimist; he doesn't expect to be paid back.
