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Paul Sutton wrote: > Steph Foster wrote: > >> Grant Sewell wrote: >> >> >>> On Thu, 14 Feb 2008 13:02:57 +0000, Kevin Lucas wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>> The internet (only with a Router) included in the cost. >>>> B.T.W BT when told he has a Linux PC says that "Linux is not able to >>>> be installed on BT Broadband? Possibly not! (if you don't get this >>>> message then they have cut off my 7 pc's on a BT connection), as the CD >>>> that come with the package is just full of user manipulation. I hope >>>> they havn't locked the "HomeHub" down so you can't access it form sw >>>> other than IE and BT! >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> Last time I had anything to do with a BT HomeHub I could easily get to it >>> from telnet, if not from a browser. Bear in mind that this was about >>> 18months ago and I'm sure BT have fiddled with them in the meantime. >>> >>> Grant. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> Its a standard web interface on 192.168.1.254:80 >> >> >> > How do you install Linux on to broadband ?? > > > Paul > > > > The BT home hub has 2 ethernet ports & a dhcp server All you should need to do is simply connect your box to the home hub using a RJ 45 lead Linux should try to obtain an ip straight from the hub via dhcp as soon as it detects that eth0 (the first ethernet interface) is connected to a network The home hub doesn't even need a password or a user name Obviously this only applies on using the BT home hub on a BT internet connection but the same is true with most router modems Plug them in , connect them up, log into the routers admin page (usually a web interface) , set your username and password (as provided by your provider) and off you go The Homehub acts as the dns server too, referring all dns requests through to BT's nameservers, all transparently and with no need for any software at all The only caveat here is that with the BT homehub the wireless lan is on by default if i remember correctly Log into the web interface to turn it off else suffer some person getting a free ride on your internet Steph -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html