Good deal. I didn't think you would have much trouble. Since we have dynamic IP's here, I did like you have done already, run dhcpcd and vala, I got an IP from them. It was slick. The only hitch I ran into when the tech was here was the original cable I tried to use between the computers NIC and the modem wouldn't give him a signal on the modem. We finally decided to try the cable that came with the cable modem and that came right up; the other came from a broadband router from Sprint and perhaps it was a cross-over cable And I didn't know that then. If by any chance you want to serve any outside users, you will need to use a service like dyndns.org and they have some linux compatible clients that automatically update your IP address to their nameservers. Dyndns is free. If you register a domain elseware and just want to have dyndns update for you, there is a nominal anual charge to have that extra service. On Fri, Jan 09, 2004 at 01:39:23PM -0500, Chuck Hallenbeck wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Hi folks, > > Well, it was a snap. Slackware 9.1 needed no tweaking or tuning > except to select dhcp in the netconfig script. I am getting > identical transfer speeds to my former DSL connection, and am > learning to get along without my ppp interface okay. I used to > perform all sorts of tricks in my ip-up and ip-down scripts which > I no longer execute. > > Next step, firewalls and netfiltering. Cheesh! > > Chuck > > > - -- > The Moon is Waning Gibbous (96% of Full) > In a world without Fences or Walls no one needs Windows or Gates. > My home page is now at http://www.mhcable.net/~chuckh > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (GNU/Linux) > > iQCVAwUBP/71ZTVdG8M9x9tGAQKS1QP/el47TiFjAfF3lMCruUlgtMdepbZV/D4K > wuey9wNzpwQ9GjM01sJevSvlJVtEnAPBA8tcZ2FRX2cBj5JXl7STtaNX5xnMORc5 > 0GuLbvUZQPUCDBW+aQN1mDgGRjZiTHi6VeQ9nB/xPb6N0227uJTP6OaWLyUT595a > +YQ+0D/ylCk= > =AOzg > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > -- HolmesGrown Solutions The best solutions for the best price! http://ld.net/?holmesgrown
