[KLUG Members] chartermi cable

Tim Gray members@kalamazoolinux.org
Mon, 1 Oct 2001 08:29:23 -0400


Are you using DHCP hostname authentication when you config the DHCP
client on your machine?  Likely as not, the "Computer Name" they
probably told you your windows side needed to have also needs to be
set up as your DHCP hostname.

--  Tim Gray


Sunday, September 30, 2001, 4:51:33 PM, you wrote:


PB> Is anyone else using chartermi cable modems (RCA DCM235)? I've read on
PB> linuxdoc.org that it uses dhcp, but dhclient doesn't find a dhcp server even
PB> though ethereal sees dhcp packets flying back and forth. So the ethernet is
PB> running, Windows has no problem (of course) with no install software, but
PB> I'm missing all the crucial information I need to get it running manually.
PB> :(