Skip site navigation (1)Skip section navigation (2)
Date:      Sat, 11 Oct 1997 22:56:34 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Julian Elischer <julian@whistle.com>
To:        John McWhirter <silentbob@home.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Cable Modem Connection
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.95.971011225404.8026A-100000@current1.whistle.com>
In-Reply-To: <01bcd576$3d6f68e0$4b870118@cx47615-a.msnv1.occa.home.com>

next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
1/
please type shorter lines
2/ 
CABLE systemms often use DHCP to assign IP addresses dynamically.
you should look into the DHCP port.
(I believe the WIDE one has a client)

On Fri, 10 Oct 1997, John McWhirter wrote:

> I'm very interested in using FreeBSD and looking forward to getting the
> CD and starting it up.  My concern is that my connection to the internet
> is through a Cable Modem and although capable of high speeds, it is
> sometimes not supported by some systems.  The connection acts like a LAN
> and I have to connect to there server through a proxy.  Any information
> will be of help, because my ISP nor the Server Administrator will give
> me assistance. 
> 




Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?Pine.BSF.3.95.971011225404.8026A-100000>