[nmglug] Help-- qwest dsl hook with Ubuntu 8.04

[Nick Frost]

On Apr 19, 2009, at 9:23 PM, Doug Schocke wrote:

> Need some help-- the Shop-- CybernetworkNM at 1964 Cerrillos-- has a  
> dsl
> connect but qwest will not support (help) a linux hookup.  Need
> suggestions and directions.

Unless I'm misunderstanding the question, if you have DSL from Qwest,  
presumably QWest provided a DSL router (Actiontec, 3Wire, etc.)  and  
any computer plugged into that router should be able to obtain an IP  
address via DHCP and use the Internet.

If a lack of Ethernet ports is the issue, simply connect an Ethernet  
switch to the LAN port of the DSL router and you have 8+ more Ethernet  
LAN ports, all of which should be pushing out RFC1918 IP addresses to  
computers on your LAN if the DSL router is configured the way most  
I've run across appear to be.  Most Linux distros support DHCP out-of- 
the-box, unless you have a driver issue, are trying to use wireless  
(802.11<x>), etc.

> Need suggestions and directions.

What hardware? (Network Interface Card), what Linux distro?  How is  
the machine connected (or proposed to be) to the LAN, etc.?

-Nick

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