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<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
owner-tlug-lxSQFCZeNF4@public.gmane.org [mailto:owner-tlug-lxSQFCZeNF4@public.gmane.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>hui
xu<BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday, April 30, 2004 3:03 PM<BR><B>To:</B>
tlug-lxSQFCZeNF4@public.gmane.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> [TLUG]: Static IP<BR><BR></DIV></FONT>
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<DIV>Hi,</DIV>
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<DIV>Does anybody know where I can apply for a high speed internet with static
IP address? I want to build a DNS server with redhat linux 8.0.</DIV>
<DIV>I am pretty new in this area.</DIV>
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<DIV>Thanks!!</DIV>
<DIV>Louie<BR><BR><B><I>Robert Brockway
<robert-5LEc/6Zm6xCUd8a0hrldnti2O/JbrIOy@public.gmane.org></I></B> wrote:</DIV>
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style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">On
Fri, 30 Apr 2004, Lennart Sorensen wrote:<BR><BR>> > I'd like to be
able to determine which of these have taken place. Do you<BR>> > know
what tests can be carried out to determine if the cable or DSL<BR>> >
modem is in operation if i have the (hopefully) the current IP
address<BR>> > of the modem ?<BR>><BR>> The modem does generally
not have an IP, it just acts as a bridge<BR>> device. So no there is no
way to test for that at least not remotely.<BR><BR>This is true, but the
presence of the Internet link itself implies that<BR>the cable/adsl modem is
up[1]. So I would say the answer to the question<BR>is "ping"[2].<BR><BR>[1]
Assuming a static address. If it is dynamic someone else might
have<BR>grabbed it if your site is down.<BR><BR>[2] Unless the original
poster really wants to try to detect the presence<BR>of the modem without an
IP bei ng allocated on the interface.<BR><BR>Rob<BR><BR>-- <BR>Robert
Brockway B.Sc. email: robert-5LEc/6Zm6xCUd8a0hrldnti2O/JbrIOy@public.gmane.org,
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