[hblug] Help Please

[Rene Bartosh]

On 13/08/07, Michael Adams <linux_mike at paradise.net.nz> wrote:
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> Clearnet cable still has a broadband modem, correct?
>
> If so: What you are trying to do is connect to the modem, not clearnet.
> Then your modem handles the connection to clear fo rboth XP and Linux.
> The modem itself will have an IP address like for instance 10.0.0.1

TCL Cablemodems work slightly differently to the ADSL modems you may
be used to. As mentioned you have to setup your IP manually, IE static
IP. I am unsure but I imagine the modem may still have an IP for
management purposes.

> If not: In a shell window type "lspci" without the quotes.
> This is "list PCI devices". From that we will see first if the Ethernet
> card is being seen properly. Mine has a line as follows:
> "00:0a.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
> RTL-8139/8139C/8139 C+ (rev 10)"
>
> Next command is "lsmod" to list the modules the kernel is using.
>
> Also naming the current distro you are using would be good. Commands
> differ from distro to distro.
>
> Is the ethernet device a seperate card or built into the motherboard?
>
>
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>
> No, not really. The MAC address is the physical address coded into each
> Network Interface Card. The MAC address of your computer is only visible
> to your broadband modem.

if you use the command "ifconfig | grep HWaddr" (sans quotes) you can
find out what your MAC address is. "ipconfig /all" does the same thing
in XP commandline, look for the line "physical address".

HTH,

Rene

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