[GLLUG] Re: Linux

[Jeffrey Utter]

As a side to that, I also had the same trouble, and it turns out that 
you can do that registration over the phone if you need to, so you don't even 
need the windows machine at all, for the yahoo DSL anyway, not sure about comcast.

--Jeff U.

On Mon, Jan 26, 2004 at 11:34:09AM -0500, Scott Henry Harrison wrote:
> As a tangent to the thread (not directly related to cable
> modems), I have found the same need for a windows box with
> respect to SBC Yahoo DSL, even during one of their upgrades.  In other
> words, standard linux utilities (in my case rp-pppoe) do not
> fare so well initializing and configuring connections to
> some commercial high-bandwidth services.  After
> initializing and registering, everything was easy. 
> 
> >I think you're talking about the registration process you need to do with 
> >Comcast.  Unfortunately, I found that it only works with Internet Explorer 
> >on Windows.  Once you do the registration however, you should have no 
> >problem with using Linux.  Basically, you need to use a windows box for 
> >about 5 minutes. 
> >
> >-Ben 
> >
> >Mike Bhaumik wrote:
> >>Hello  
> >>
> >>Can anybody tell me how to connect to the internet from Linux (using
> >>Comcast broadband connection thru cable), please . I'm connected thru the 
> >>cable modem. I can ping the proxy server and the
> >>DNS serevrs.  
> >>
> >>The address of the proxy server was provided to me by a Comcast tech
> >>but he can't help further as Comcast does not support Linux. 
> >>
> >>I got the DNS server addresses after I ran dhclient. 
> >>
> >>I configured my browser (Mozilla and Opera) to use the proxy address.
> >>But when I try to visit some page it just says something like 'SAS
> >>server restricted page'. 
> >>
> >>Appreciate any help. Regards
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> >
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