[lug] AT&T CABLE MODEM

[Holshouser, David]

Actually, it is. The tech told me that once you get an IP, the server
actually writes your MAC to a table and uses that indefinitely. No lease.
Straight from a tech.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Trever C. Trader [mailto:ttrader at treveronline.com]
> Sent: Monday, May 14, 2001 5:09 PM
> To: lug at lug.boulder.co.us
> Subject: RE: [lug] AT&T CABLE MODEM
> 
> 
> I use pump...
> 
> You just have to find the command to pass the hostname along 
> with the DHCP
> request; I *think* it's pump -h <hostname that att assigned you>
> 
> Also, it was previously mentioned that if you can boot the 
> machine into
> windows and get an IP that it will be yours forever...  Not 
> so; It's only
> yours until the lease expires.  You might still have that IP Address
> assigned to your machine statically, but, if you don't have a lease
> against it and it's next in the pool someone else could take it from
> you.  It's a good idea to get the DHCP client configured properly.
> 
> Pump works.
> 
> On Mon, 14 May 2001, Holshouser, David wrote:
> 
> > > If you use dhcp, it should work as well as on any LAN 
> where you use
> > > dhcp.  I used SuSE 7.1 on my Inspiron 8000 after specifying 
> > > dhcp for my NIC.
> > 
> > What dhcp client does Yast/SuSe use?
> > 
> > Pump does not work on ATT's LAN.
> > I've heard dhcpcd works with ATT but haven't bothered to try.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: John Karns [mailto:jkarns at csd.net]
> > > Sent: Monday, May 14, 2001 10:49 AM
> > > To: lug at lug.boulder.co.us
> > > Subject: Re: [lug] AT&T CABLE MODEM
> > > 
> > > 
> > > On Sun, 13 May 2001, Yuko Jonah said:
> > > 
> > > >Hi all,
> > > >Is anyone in the Denver area running suse linux 7.1
> > > >and connected to the at&t cable modem. I need help for
> > > >i seem not to be able to do this, i tried to configure
> > > >my  sys but can't even see the device eth0. 
> > > >I have Linksys Ether16 10baset lan card and Aopen card
> > > >can someone help pls.
> > > >contact phone # 303/5918731
> > > 
> > > If you use dhcp, it should work as well as on any LAN 
> where you use
> > > dhcp.  I used SuSE 7.1 on my Inspiron 8000 after specifying 
> > > dhcp for my
> > > NIC.
> > > 
> > > 
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> > > John Karns                                              
> jkarns at csd.net
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