From owner-freebsd-questions Thu Aug 5 12:39:42 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from dano.expresslane.ca (mail.infopreneur.net [209.167.227.131]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E833B154DA for ; Thu, 5 Aug 1999 12:39:33 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from greg@infopreneur.com) Received: from atlas (atlas.infopreneur.net [209.167.227.134]) by dano.expresslane.ca (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id TAA10713; Thu, 5 Aug 1999 19:34:51 GMT Message-ID: <000d01bedf7c$0f7dbd30$86e3a7d1@infopreneur.net> From: "Greg Hartrell" To: "Roy Bettle" Cc: References: <000801bedf4e$7e4a6340$86e3a7d1@infopreneur.net> <37A9BFFE.B4425623@criterion-group.com> Subject: Re: FREEBSD, Proxy Server, Cable Modem Date: Thu, 5 Aug 1999 15:52:32 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_000A_01BEDF5A.87B32D70" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2014.211 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2014.211 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000A_01BEDF5A.87B32D70 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable 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 ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Roy Bettle=20 To: Greg Hartrell=20 Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG=20 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).=20 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:=20 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;=20 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?=20 Other than that, everything should work out pretty well for you. = Anyone have something I missed?=20 RAB=20 =20 Greg Hartrell wrote:=20 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 ------=_NextPart_000_000A_01BEDF5A.87B32D70 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Thanks!

I asked a friend today at work too and = he told me=20 something similar too. You ARE right, Netbios is a ton of=20 garbage. (and @home tech support is pretty dumb)

Thanks again,

Greg

----- Original Message -----

From:=20 Roy Bettle

To: Greg Hartrell

Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG =

Sent: Thursday, August 05, 1999 = 12:46=20 PM

Subject: Re: FREEBSD, Proxy = Server, Cable=20 Modem

Good morning. We're located in SoCal and use the = @Home=20 Network's cable connection to provide access for our 9-computer lab at = home=20 (oops! almost a pun there).=20

They tried to "bamboozle" us with that NetBIOS crap out here, = too. In=20 fact, I had some well-meaning but thoroughly ignorant tech "support" = drone try=20 to teach me about how I couldn't connect using static IP address = assignment;=20 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=20 a "Host Name" assignment that looks something like "cx-87345"; this = needs to=20 be your new machine's "Host Name" as well;
2) make sure you use = static IP=20 address assignment; my experience with @Home is that they can't keep a = DHCP=20 (or DNS for that matter) server running ... maybe because they're an = NT shop?=20

Other than that, everything should work out pretty well for = you. =20 Anyone have something I missed?=20

RAB
=20

Greg Hartrell wrote:=20

Hi = there, I recently ordered FreeBSD as a CDROM = because I'm=20 interested in setting up an internet proxy server using my @home=20 connection. Now, @home requires that a window box has a = specific=20 Netbios name for it to properly communicate with the cable=20 modem. I = noticed you have=20 a number of resources on setting up FreeBSD as a proxy (TIS, SQUID, = etc.)=20 but are there any success stories sharing a cable modem? I'm = perfectly=20 willing to read, read, read. I was just wondering if you know = where to=20 look.... Thanks, Greg

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