Date: Wed, 2 Aug 2000 12:03:21 +0000 From: Alan Clegg <abc@bsdi.com> To: Bruce Petro <bpetro@usa.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Attaching to new Cable Modem Message-ID: <20000802120321.N32593@diskfarm.firehouse.net> In-Reply-To: <386160137.965231528001.JavaMail.root@web307-mc.mail.com>; from bpetro@usa.com on Wed, Aug 02, 2000 at 11:52:06AM -0400 References: <386160137.965231528001.JavaMail.root@web307-mc.mail.com>
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Out of the ether, Bruce Petro spewed forth the following bitstream: > Any one have some help for this? I don't see a > section in gregg's book on this (though mine > might be an old ver)- I mostly see serial info. > > This is new (Time Warner's road runner) and according > to the setup appears to be not a serial conn at all. > (the cable modem that is). All you need to do is configure your ethernet interface to use DHCP. To do this, add the following line to your /etc/rc.conf: ifconfig_xl0="DHCP" (replacing xl0 with whatever interface you use). Should work "right out of the box". AlanC To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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