[H-GEN] Telstra Bigpond Cable

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On Thu, 14 Oct 1999, Marc Dergacz wrote:

> > Hey, has any one esle here connected BPC to their linux machine? I'm
> > having trouble getting an IP off their dhcp server. Of course their techs
> > are as thick as two short planks, so they don't support Linux connections.
> > Anyone here had this problem?
> 
> If you read the Cable Modem HOWTO in Linux you will find that out of
> all the lists of cable providers in the world, Telstra is the only one
> that implements a propriatory authentication protocol for the DHCP
> servers.  IE, you cant run the cable modem under linux.  However I
> have of rumours that there is some software available mucked together
> by somebody that will allow linux to use the modems etc.

It's true. It does exist under the "unofficial" FAQ off the BPC home page.

Greg Vickers
ICQ # 51933450

"First they ignore you. Then they laugh at you.
Then they fight you. Then you win." - Ghandi.


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