[TriLUG] replacing a hard drive

[Ben Pitzer]

Folks,

No matter what OS you run, RR doesn't care (unless this if($os="linux)
{require Biz::Class}; thing is a new policy that I just haven't heard of
yet).  We just don't actively support Linux or alternative OSes. 
Consult the support pages to see what we do support.  I don't remember.

As for self-installs, just make sure your network card works, then plug
the coax into your cable modem, power the modem on, jack your CPE into
the modem, and see if the CPE gets an IP.  If it does, you're good to
go.  If not, send email to TriLUG, and there will be plenty of folks to
help.

Regards,
Ben Pitzer


On Wed, 2002-10-09 at 11:40, Jason Tower wrote:
> when i 'self-installed' RR a year or two ago, i seem to recall that i had
> to install a win32 app on my windows box to initialize the cable modem or
> something to that effect.  i think it had some sort of PPPoE client to
> communicate with the central office so that it could "authorize" the mac
> address of the cable modem and grant it access.  once that step was
> complete, however, the app could be uninstalled and never used again, and
> the cable modem acted as a dhcp server and handed out an address to the
> first nic that requested it, win/lin/mac/bsd/whatever.
> 
> jason
> 
> > Unless this is a new Road Runner policy, I think you have been
> > mis-informed.  If you use Linux, you have to do the "self-install".
> > Basically you have to plug your Cable Modem network cable into your own
> > box.... not a big deal.
> >
> > Jon Carnes
> > ===
> > On Wed, 2002-10-09 at 11:12, Alan Ellis wrote:
> >> I am setting up this machine so I can work from home using RoadRunner,
> >> and now I find out that they will not give me the service with Linux
> >> OS unless I pay "business class."  Therefore I need dual boot.
> >>
> >
> >
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