"C. Britten" wrote:
Is anyone out there using a linksys to connect a local network to the AT&T @home cable network? Anything pro or con to say about it? I just ordered a Linksys BEFSR41 4-Port Etherfast Cable/DSL Router, and now wondering if that was the right thing.
Thanks, Randyl Britten
I was thinking about doing the same thing. Currently I have a mix of Linux and Windows machines behind an old computer, which does the masquerading and firewall work. I was thinking of getting one of those to save space. -- "I'd love to go out with you, but the last time I went out, I never came back."
I use the Linksys BEFSR41 to connect two laptops (win98 & 95) and another
desktop (win95) to my main Cu (win95 and SuSE 7.1) in order to receive
Cox@home using one account. I haven't figured out how to include the Linux
os into Network Neighborhood as I'm really new to Linux, but I didn't have
to change any settings to get on the Internet using Linux and when I'm using
this os the other computers are still able to connect to @home. When I boot
up in windows all four cu's see each other and are able to connect. I, too,
would like to know how to set my system up so when I'm using (learning)
Linux it's included in my local network.
Regards - Frank
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From: Tim Hanson
"C. Britten" wrote:
Is anyone out there using a linksys to connect a local network to the
AT&T
@home cable network? Anything pro or con to say about it? I just ordered a Linksys BEFSR41 4-Port Etherfast Cable/DSL Router, and now wondering if that was the right thing.
Thanks, Randyl Britten I was thinking about doing the same thing. Currently I have a mix of Linux and Windows machines behind an old computer, which does the masquerading and firewall work. I was thinking of getting one of those to save space. --
Setup Samba on the Linux box, that's all you need to share file/printer, anything else you need? BTW, Samba is included in 7.1, read the manual to get it work, not that difficult after all. Dennis/sg
I use the Linksys BEFSR41 to connect two laptops (win98 & 95) and another desktop (win95) to my main Cu (win95 and SuSE 7.1) in order to receive Cox@home using one account. I haven't figured out how to include the Linux os into Network Neighborhood as I'm really new to Linux, but I didn't have to change any settings to get on the Internet using Linux and when I'm using this os the other computers are still able to connect to @home. When I boot up in windows all four cu's see each other and are able to connect. I, too, would like to know how to set my system up so when I'm using (learning) Linux it's included in my local network.
"C. Britten" wrote:
Is anyone out there using a linksys to connect a local network to the AT&T @home cable network? Anything pro or con to say about it? I just ordered a Linksys BEFSR41 4-Port Etherfast Cable/DSL Router, and now wondering if that was the right thing.
I don't know if the AT&T '@home' service is the same as the Comcast '@home' service. (These big companies buy and sell each other too fast for me to keep up!). So ymmv. I have installed one of the BESFR41 boxes on a Comcast@home site. Comcast @home uses 'hostname' rather than MAC address as the user identifier. Simply put the account name in the 'hostname' field, where their installation instructions direct you to place it in the Winxx 'computer name' field. Other cable services typically base their DHCP on the MAC address. Connect the PC to the router, use a web browser to access the status panel, call the cable services' provisioning center (usually an 800 number provided in your literature), and give them the MAC address of the EXTERNAL interface. Plug the router into the cable modem, wait for the router to negotiate an IP address, etc., then reboot your PC, so that you will re-negotiate your IP and pick up the DNS addresses as well as the IP, and you will be off and running!
-- Rick Green "I have the heart of a little child, and the brain of a genius. ... and I keep them in a jar under my bed"
I and a batch of people at the shop have that router, and everybody loves them. I have had zero trouble with mine. Between all of us, we have them on ADSL and cable systems. Works transparently with MS or Linux. And right now there is a $30 rebate program, so now's the time! At 12:20 AM 04/11/2001 -0700, you wrote:
"C. Britten" wrote:
Is anyone out there using a linksys to connect a local network to the AT&T @home cable network? Anything pro or con to say about it? I just ordered a Linksys BEFSR41 4-Port Etherfast Cable/DSL Router, and now wondering if that was the right thing.
Thanks, Randyl Britten
I was thinking about doing the same thing. Currently I have a mix of Linux and Windows machines behind an old computer, which does the masquerading and firewall work. I was thinking of getting one of those to save space. -- "I'd love to go out with you, but the last time I went out, I never came back."
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Is anyone out there using a linksys to connect a local network to the AT&T @home cable network? Anything pro or con to say about it? I just ordered a Linksys BEFSR41 4-Port Etherfast Cable/DSL Router, and now wondering if that was the right thing.
I'm using AT&T@Home, and it works great for me. If for nothing else, the router is nice in that with NAT, optional refusal to reply to pings, and a firewall, it secures your system from hackers - even from DoS attacks, IIRC. -Tim -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Timothy R. Butler Universal Networks Information Tech. Consultant Christian Web Services Since 1996 ICQ #12495932 AIM: Uninettm An Authorized IPSwitch Reseller tbutler@uninetsolutions.com http://www.uninetsolutions.com ============== "Information Powered by Innovation" ==============
"C. Britten" wrote:
Is anyone out there using a linksys to connect a local network to the AT&T @home cable network? Anything pro or con to say about it? I just ordered a Linksys BEFSR41 4-Port Etherfast Cable/DSL Router, and now wondering if that was the right thing.
I'm using one also and have been very pleased. No problems at all. You can configure the beastie using Netscape under Linux; the firmware provides a group of Web pages that you access with whatever IP address you've assigned to it. It's been a while since I had to do anything with or to it; the router just sits there and does what it needs to do. But as I remember, neither Linux nor Windows is explicitly aware of it. Paul Abrahams
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