Re: ftp install through ICS-shared cable (road runner)

[Spirer-McNamee <spimac@yahoo.com>]

--- jfh <jfh@houston.rr.com> wrote:
> I am trying to install 2.8 on an old pentium system.  I am connecting
> to houston.rr.com through a RealTek 8193 ethernet card.  I have had
> no problems (that I can tell) until I try to FTP the tarballs.  I
> either get a "cannot find route" or a "Operation timed out" error. 
> This happens when I connect the computer in question directly to the
> cable modem, or when I try to connect via ICS through my win98 box. 
> In all of my various iterations, I cannot sucessfully ping anything
> outside my home network.  What am I doing wrong?  Am I having
> problems because I have only the losest of ideas about what I am
> doing?  Or does road runner not allow non MS operating systems (can
> they tell?)?

Roadrunner needs to know the specifics of your nic before you can
establish a connection. You'll have to call rr support so they can get
the info they need on their end.

Pat

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Patrick McNamee
spimac@yahoo.com


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