Date: Thu, 5 Aug 1999 15:52:32 -0400 From: "Greg Hartrell" <greg@infopreneur.com> To: "Roy Bettle" <rbettle@criterion-group.com> Cc: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: FREEBSD, Proxy Server, Cable Modem Message-ID: <000d01bedf7c$0f7dbd30$86e3a7d1@infopreneur.net> References: <000801bedf4e$7e4a6340$86e3a7d1@infopreneur.net> <37A9BFFE.B4425623@criterion-group.com>
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Thanks!
I asked a friend today at work too and he told me something similar too. You ARE right, Netbios is a ton of garbage. (and @home tech support is pretty dumb)
Thanks again,
Greg
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From: Roy Bettle
To: Greg Hartrell
Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Sent: Thursday, August 05, 1999 12:46 PM
Subject: Re: FREEBSD, Proxy Server, Cable Modem
Good morning. We're located in SoCal and use the @Home Network's cable connection to provide access for our 9-computer lab at home (oops! almost a pun there).
They tried to "bamboozle" us with that NetBIOS crap out here, too. In fact, I had some well-meaning but thoroughly ignorant tech "support" drone try to teach me about how I couldn't connect using static IP address assignment; had to use DHCP. Yeah. Anyway, here's how it works for us:
1) on your yellow copy of the account information from @Home, you will have a "Host Name" assignment that looks something like "cx-87345"; this needs to be your new machine's "Host Name" as well;
2) make sure you use static IP address assignment; my experience with @Home is that they can't keep a DHCP (or DNS for that matter) server running ... maybe because they're an NT shop?
Other than that, everything should work out pretty well for you. Anyone have something I missed?
RAB
Greg Hartrell wrote:
Hi there, I recently ordered FreeBSD as a CDROM because I'm interested in setting up an internet proxy server using my @home connection. Now, @home requires that a window box has a specific Netbios name for it to properly communicate with the cable modem. I noticed you have a number of resources on setting up FreeBSD as a proxy (TIS, SQUID, etc.) but are there any success stories sharing a cable modem? I'm perfectly willing to read, read, read. I was just wondering if you know where to look.... Thanks, Greg
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I asked a friend today at work too and he told me
something similar too. You ARE right, Netbios is a ton of
garbage. (and @home tech support is pretty dumb)</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks again,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Greg</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A href="mailto:greg@infopreneur.com"
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: FREEBSD, Proxy Server, Cable
Modem</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Good morning. We're located in SoCal and use the @Home
Network's cable connection to provide access for our 9-computer lab at home
(oops! almost a pun there).
<P>They tried to "bamboozle" us with that NetBIOS crap out here, too. In
fact, I had some well-meaning but thoroughly ignorant tech "support" drone try
to teach me about how I couldn't connect using static IP address assignment;
had to use DHCP. Yeah. Anyway, here's how it works for us:
<P>1) on your yellow copy of the account information from @Home, you will have
a "Host Name" assignment that looks something like "cx-87345"; this needs to
be your new machine's "Host Name" as well; <BR>2) make sure you use static IP
address assignment; my experience with @Home is that they can't keep a DHCP
(or DNS for that matter) server running ... maybe because they're an NT shop?
<P>Other than that, everything should work out pretty well for you.
Anyone have something I missed?
<P>RAB <BR>
<P>Greg Hartrell wrote:
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<FONT face=Arial><FONT size=-1>Hi there,</FONT></FONT> <FONT
face=Arial><FONT size=-1>I recently ordered FreeBSD as a CDROM because I'm
interested in setting up an internet proxy server using my @home
connection. Now, @home requires that a window box has a specific
Netbios name for it to properly communicate with the cable
modem.</FONT></FONT> <FONT face=Arial><FONT size=-1>I noticed you have
a number of resources on setting up FreeBSD as a proxy (TIS, SQUID, etc.)
but are there any success stories sharing a cable modem? I'm perfectly
willing to read, read, read. I was just wondering if you know where to
look....</FONT></FONT> <FONT face=Arial><FONT
size=-1>Thanks,</FONT></FONT> <FONT face=Arial><FONT
size=-1>Greg</FONT></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>
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