Can't make connection away from home

[Peter]

On Thu, 15 Dec 2005 moliver-fC0AHe2n+mcIvw5+aKnW+Pd9D2ou9A/h at public.gmane.org wrote:

> to DHCP didn't help (said it found no DHCPOFFERs, but it was trying at
> an obviously bogus address, 255.255.255.0 or something like that).  I'd
> appreciate it very much.

DHCP uses broadcast until a server is found. Thus the funny address. 
Your best chance to find out how it's done it to ask on a local lug, 
surely there will be someone there who has it going with that provider.

good luck,
Peter
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