Apparently, _H. S._, on 12/05/05 12:37,typed: > Hi, > > I am supposed to configure a laptop so that is can be connected to a > CAT5 cable on either a home LAN or a university LAN. Currently, the > laptop is configured as a dhcp client in the home network and has a > fixed IP address in the university network. > > I played with ifplugd and guessnet a few months ago but couldn't get it > to work. Someone here was even nice enough to give me his interfaces > file to see how to do the configuration. For some unknown reason, it > just did not work. > > I am trying to solve the problem by starting from the beginning. What > options do I have to solve this problem (ifplugd, guessnet, etc)? Of > those options, assuming I am only dealing with a wired network, which > one is easy to configure? A webpage giving detailed documentation on how > to configure this would be actually nice. I have gone through the > ifplugd man page and also went through guessnet man page but iirc both > appeared to be lacking information on how to actually configure them and > if something doesn't work where to look for solutions. It is quite > possible that things have improved since 6 months or so ago. So I am > willing to give this another shot. > > regards, > ->HS
Forgot to mention, the laptop is running Sid with 2.6.11 kernel. ->HS -- Please remove the underscores ( the '_' symbols) from my email address to obtain the correct one. Apologies, but the fudging is to remove spam. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
