[hblug] Help Please

[gordon arnott]

Sorry it has been SO long to reply. I have been in contact with my friend in
CH CH . HE has overcome the delema, You wouldn't believe that [ a folded USB
cable stopped him from connecting to the NET ] I appreciate YOUR support.
[ this type of support has ME completely addicted to the [ open-source
enviroment ] ( LINUX)
May I mention, I my queries [to help a friend] I have made contact with a
local  user-
group, and I am appreciative of any comment and , or supports.  !

I am using Xandros 4.1 as a stand alone home environment
 and are at present looking at setting UP a [ SERVER]

 comment are most welcomed !
 thanking everybody involved !
 cheers AG


On 8/14/07, Rene Bartosh <kirjava at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On 13/08/07, Michael Adams <linux_mike at paradise.net.nz> wrote:
> *snip*
> > 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?
> >
> >
> *snip*
> >
> > 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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