Re: [tlug] YahooBB Setup/Etc

[Stuart Bouyer <stuart_bouyer@example.com>]

On Sat, 11 Jan 2003 21:52:50 -0600
"Thomas Kruemmer" <tkruemmer@example.com> wrote:

> On 12/01/2003 at 12:27 Lyle (Hiroshi) Saxon wrote:
> 
> >> Since Windows works fine, why don't you just look into the network
> >settings of Windows, write down the settings and apply these to Linux
> >accordingly?
> >(the only experience I have of setting up LAN connections), where do
> >I look?
> >
> >RLHSF
> >
> Okay, that calls for serious support. I assume Windows XP. Start
> Button/Settings/Network Connections: click Local Area Connection
> (Yahoo?). Select "Support" tab. If "Address Type" says "Assigned by
> DHCP", then this is all you need to know if you run Mandrake 8.2 or
> higher.
> 
> If it does not say "Assigned by DHCP", then click on the "Details"
> button and copy/print/write down all these details.
> 
> In Mandrake, sorry I don't have it right in front of me - sitting in a
> hotel room with my Vaio Win XP Pro laptop - go on the sart menu to
> configuration, select network and enter the a.m. details where
> appropriate.
> 
> In Windows 2000 or 98 you'll find the network details in
> Start/Settings/Control Panel/Network. Select the TCP/IP settings and
> see what they say.
> 
> I don't know if Yahoo BB requires username/p-word or not.
> 
> Best,
> Thomas
> 

The only palce I had to enter a password for yahooBB was for my mail.
The yahoo modem does pppoe and is continually connected to the yahooBB
network, all I had to do to get online was run dhcpcd and it did all the
rest

the command 

/sbin/dhcpcd -d eth0

hope this helps

Stu



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