Re: Ubuntu 6.06.1 problems

Oh and Eric is right that it should just work if you have eth0 set to use
DHCP and that should have been done by the ubuntu installation (presuming it
was connected then). I asked about it working with windows solely to verify
the DSL modem was in fact working.

On 11/8/06, Eric Shubes <plug@shubes.net> wrote:
>
> That should function as a DHCP server just fine.
>
> Simply configure your linux ip interface (eth0 most likely) to use DHCP
> (whatever gui configurator should do just fine), and you should be good to
> go. There is nothing 'fancy' here.
>
> P.S. You'll probably want to go into the Actiontec's configuration
> (http://192.168.1.1 most likely, or some 192.168.n.1 address - check the
> manual) and lock down the wireless portion, unless of course you want to
> share your network and bandwidth with your neighbors. I don't know if that
> model defaults to open wireless or not, but many WAPs do.
>
> Clayton Stapleton wrote:
> > The modem is Qwest supplied Actiontec GT701-WG and it is less than 6
> months old. I am not using the wireless capabilites so it is a cable
> connected to etho0.
> >
> > Thaks
> > Clay
> >
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: plug@shubes.net
> >> Sent: Wed, 08 Nov 2006 05:10:55 -0700
> >> To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
> >> Subject: Re: Ubuntu 6.06.1 problems
> >>
> >> You should only need pppo[ae] if you're running your dsl modem in
> bridged
> >> mode, which I highly doubt. Your Linux boxen of any flavor should
> simply
> >> have a standard nic interface (ifconfig, probably eth0), configured
> with
> >> dhcp turned on so it obtains its IP configuration (address, dns,
> gateway)
> >> from the dsl modem (which also acts as a DHCP server, unless you have a
> >> very
> >> old dsl modem). Which brings up a (possibly important) question: what
> >> brand/model of dsl modem are you using?
>
>
> --
> -Eric 'shubes'
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