Date: Thu, 05 Aug 1999 09:46:54 -0700 From: Roy Bettle <rbettle@criterion-group.com> To: Greg Hartrell <greg@infopreneur.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FREEBSD, Proxy Server, Cable Modem Message-ID: <37A9BFFE.B4425623@criterion-group.com> References: <000801bedf4e$7e4a6340$86e3a7d1@infopreneur.net>
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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------26EC74778EA3E200BD72E13B Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="------------3813B6D2CEFD1C161A4B21F8" --------------3813B6D2CEFD1C161A4B21F8 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Good morning. We're located in SoCal and use the @Home Network's cable connection to provide access for our 9-computer lab at home (oops! almost a pun there). They tried to "bamboozle" us with that NetBIOS crap out here, too. In fact, I had some well-meaning but thoroughly ignorant tech "support" drone try to teach me about how I couldn't connect using static IP address assignment; had to use DHCP. Yeah. Anyway, here's how it works for us: 1) on your yellow copy of the account information from @Home, you will have a "Host Name" assignment that looks something like "cx-87345"; this needs to be your new machine's "Host Name" as well; 2) make sure you use static IP address assignment; my experience with @Home is that they can't keep a DHCP (or DNS for that matter) server running ... maybe because they're an NT shop? Other than that, everything should work out pretty well for you. Anyone have something I missed? RAB Greg Hartrell wrote: > Hi there, I recently ordered FreeBSD as a CDROM because I'm interested > in setting up an internet proxy server using my @home connection. > Now, @home requires that a window box has a specific Netbios name for > it to properly communicate with the cable modem. I noticed you have a > number of resources on setting up FreeBSD as a proxy (TIS, SQUID, > etc.) but are there any success stories sharing a cable modem? I'm > perfectly willing to read, read, read. I was just wondering if you > know where to look.... Thanks, Greg --------------3813B6D2CEFD1C161A4B21F8 Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit <!doctype html public "-//w3c//dtd html 4.0 transitional//en"> <html> <body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> Good morning. We're located in SoCal and use the @Home Network's cable connection to provide access for our 9-computer lab at home (oops! almost a pun there). <p>They tried to "bamboozle" us with that NetBIOS crap out here, too. In fact, I had some well-meaning but thoroughly ignorant tech "support" drone try to teach me about how I couldn't connect using static IP address assignment; had to use DHCP. Yeah. Anyway, here's how it works for us: <p>1) on your yellow copy of the account information from @Home, you will have a "Host Name" assignment that looks something like "cx-87345"; this needs to be your new machine's "Host Name" as well; <br>2) make sure you use static IP address assignment; my experience with @Home is that they can't keep a DHCP (or DNS for that matter) server running ... maybe because they're an NT shop? <p>Other than that, everything should work out pretty well for you. Anyone have something I missed? <p>RAB <br> <p>Greg Hartrell wrote: <blockquote TYPE=CITE><style></style> <font face="Arial"><font size=-1>Hi there,</font></font> <font face="Arial"><font size=-1>I recently ordered FreeBSD as a CDROM because I'm interested in setting up an internet proxy server using my @home connection. Now, @home requires that a window box has a specific Netbios name for it to properly communicate with the cable modem.</font></font> <font face="Arial"><font size=-1>I noticed you have a number of resources on setting up FreeBSD as a proxy (TIS, SQUID, etc.) but are there any success stories sharing a cable modem? I'm perfectly willing to read, read, read. I was just wondering if you know where to look....</font></font> <font face="Arial"><font size=-1>Thanks,</font></font> <font face="Arial"><font size=-1>Greg</font></font></blockquote> </body> </html> --------------3813B6D2CEFD1C161A4B21F8-- --------------26EC74778EA3E200BD72E13B Content-Type: text/x-vcard; charset=us-ascii; name="rbettle.vcf" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Description: Card for Roy Bettle Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="rbettle.vcf" begin:vcard n:Bettle;Roy tel;work:(949) 452-1203 x-mozilla-html:FALSE url:http://www.criterion-group.com org:Criterion Group, Inc. version:2.1 email;internet:rbettle@criterion-group.com title:President note:Businesses that depend on computers, depend on us. adr;quoted-printable:;;26895 Aliso Creek Road=0D=0ASuite B404;Aliso Viejo;CA;92656;USA fn:Bettle, Roy end:vcard --------------26EC74778EA3E200BD72E13B-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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