From: Jeff Sheldon (jeff_at_jurai.net)
Date: Thu Jun 03 2004 - 05:28:09 PDT
On Wed, Jun 02, 2004 at 11:13:48PM -0700, Ed Kummel wrote:
> So. Here is my plea. I need someone to tell me a
> reason WHY the Newton cannot get an IP from the DHCP
> server, so I can tell the network wonks what they need
Do you know anyone using a laptop seamlessly? The BOFHs may be filtering
by MAC hardware address and denying any machine that shows up on the
network that's not in their DHCP config.
> one thing worse than a stuck-up Unix guru <otherwise
> known as a BOFH>...and we all know what THAT
> evangelical person is....;-)
When I was interviewed for my current job, I was asked almost nothing
about my technical skills and plenty about what games I play and to see
how I'd respond to certain BOFH-esque cultural understandings. Needless
to say, they hired me...and I exercised my first executive decision in
refusing to go PalmOS.
> hopefully I can go to my network helpdesk wonks and
> tell them that I need the framajammer thing-a-majig
> service active on the router. And because I sounds
> like I knows what I is doing, they'll implement the
> change with little fanfare...
If it is a hardware address issue, you might be able to e-mail them with
the MAC ID on the back of the PCMCIA card and mention that you've got a
new laptop with Linux-of-their-choice running on it, but can't connect
to the network. ;)
-Jeff
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