[hblug] Help Please

[Jim Tittsler]

On 8/13/07, gordon arnott <agarnott at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> clearnet cable has a static address,.
> We have entered all the required settings
> IP    sub set   gateway   DNS    alt DNS , [etc ]
> My friend is trying to connect  with
> : a pci eth0 card and a modem.


I would suggest double-checking those settings.

Can you narrow down what part is "not working"?  For example, is it just a
DNS problem?  (Does browsing a numeric IP address work?  Something like
http://61.202.238.17 )

QUOTE)
> If it is connected directly to the cable modem, your ISP may have limited
> internet access to the MAC address of your previous ethernet card. In that
> case, you'll have to use MAC address spoofing - configure your ethernet card
> to spoof the MAC address of your previous card. Or install a router and
> program the router to spoof the MAC address. end quote )
>
> ?   Is this infromation pointing Us in the correct direction .


No.  If you are using the same Ethernet card for both your XP and your Linux
testing, it will be using the same MAC address.

Jim
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