Date: Thu, 5 Aug 1999 15:52:32 -0400 From: "Greg Hartrell" <greg@infopreneur.com> To: "Roy Bettle" <rbettle@criterion-group.com> Cc: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: FREEBSD, Proxy Server, Cable Modem Message-ID: <000d01bedf7c$0f7dbd30$86e3a7d1@infopreneur.net> References: <000801bedf4e$7e4a6340$86e3a7d1@infopreneur.net> <37A9BFFE.B4425623@criterion-group.com>
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Thanks!
I asked a friend today at work too and he told me something similar too. =
You ARE right, Netbios is a ton of garbage. (and @home tech support =
is pretty dumb)
Thanks again,
Greg
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From: Roy Bettle=20
To: Greg Hartrell=20
Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG=20
Sent: Thursday, August 05, 1999 12:46 PM
Subject: Re: FREEBSD, Proxy Server, Cable Modem
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).=20
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:=20
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;=20
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?=20
Other than that, everything should work out pretty well for you. =
Anyone have something I missed?=20
RAB=20
=20
Greg Hartrell wrote:=20
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
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: FREEBSD, Proxy =
Server, Cable=20
Modem</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Good morning. We're located in SoCal and use the =
@Home=20
Network's cable connection to provide access for our 9-computer lab at =
home=20
(oops! almost a pun there).=20
<P>They tried to "bamboozle" us with that NetBIOS crap out here, =
too. In=20
fact, I had some well-meaning but thoroughly ignorant tech "support" =
drone try=20
to teach me about how I couldn't connect using static IP address =
assignment;=20
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=20
a "Host Name" assignment that looks something like "cx-87345"; this =
needs to=20
be your new machine's "Host Name" as well; <BR>2) make sure you use =
static IP=20
address assignment; my experience with @Home is that they can't keep a =
DHCP=20
(or DNS for that matter) server running ... maybe because they're an =
NT shop?=20
<P>Other than that, everything should work out pretty well for =
you. =20
Anyone have something I missed?=20
<P>RAB <BR> =20
<P>Greg Hartrell wrote:=20
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<FONT face=3DArial><FONT size=3D-1>Hi =
there,</FONT></FONT> <FONT=20
face=3DArial><FONT size=3D-1>I recently ordered FreeBSD as a CDROM =
because I'm=20
interested in setting up an internet proxy server using my @home=20
connection. Now, @home requires that a window box has a =
specific=20
Netbios name for it to properly communicate with the cable=20
modem.</FONT></FONT> <FONT face=3DArial><FONT size=3D-1>I =
noticed you have=20
a number of resources on setting up FreeBSD as a proxy (TIS, SQUID, =
etc.)=20
but are there any success stories sharing a cable modem? I'm =
perfectly=20
willing to read, read, read. I was just wondering if you know =
where to=20
look....</FONT></FONT> <FONT face=3DArial><FONT=20
size=3D-1>Thanks,</FONT></FONT> <FONT face=3DArial><FONT=20
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