[GLLUG] Registering on MSU Network / Wireless question

Dylan M. misenhe1 at pilot.msu.edu
Wed Sep 17 10:51:42 EDT 2003


the trick i used to get around registering my MAC isn't all that elegant 
but...
if you have access to a windows box (roommate, or any other trusting 
soul out there), just toss the NIC in there, register the MAC, pop it 
back in your box and problem is solved.

dylan

Thomas Alan Hearn wrote:

> Hello all,
>  I've got RH9 on my HP ze5000 laptop and I'm trying to use it on the 
> network in the MSU library.  I know you have to register your computer 
> on MSU's network via http://dhcp.msu.edu, however, when I boot RH9 in 
> the library, eth0 fails to initialize because the MAC address isn't 
> yet registered on MSU's network.  Anyone have any idea of how to get 
> around this?  Any help would be awesome.  Thanks in advance!
> And yet another question... I have a wireless card on the laptop as 
> well, and RH didn't pick it up on the install, anyone have any ideas 
> of what I need to do?  I can't get RH to recognize it in any way, 
> however, I don't know much about linux yet (working on it though).  I 
> don't know what namebrand or model it is, but it's on the common 
> install for the 5000 series laptops if that helps anyone.
> Cheers,
> Tom
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