[G4] OS install question

[Harry Freeman]

Greetings Margaret ( + )!( + )

It is my guess that AT&T will not let you connect two (2) computers to  
their network at the same time unless you are paying for two.

Therefore you will need to get a "router" which will connect to the  
AT&T network (one DHCP address) then you connect your two (2) or more  
computers to the router and AT&T doesn't know any better.

Another way is to connect your two (2) platforms together through the  
ethernet port and configure the platform that is connected to AT&T to  
allow your LAN network to access the internet through the that computer.

Best regards,

Harry
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On Nov 6, 2008, at 10:47 AM, John Smutko wrote:

> Hi Margaret-
>
> If you use setup assistant to move your network settings from the DP  
> 450 to the Quicksilver it *should* take care of everything  
> seemlessly.  Unless of course it doesn't...  That's the setup  
> assistant for you.  I would second everything Brian wrote below, the  
> only other thing that you might need is the MAC address from your  
> new Quicksilver's ethernet interface.  I used to have AT&T as a  
> provider (quite) a while back and that was one of their  
> requirements, don't know if they still do.
>
> -John
>
>
> On Nov 6, 2008, at 1:35 PM, B G wrote:
>
>> It will depend an how your modem is setup
>>
>> ATT uses a PPPoe protocol, so you will need username and password.  
>> Those could however be stored in the modem.
>>
>> You did not say what your current settings are on the DP 450
>>
>> If it is set  to automatic using DHCP, you will have no problems  
>> the new machine will connect just fine.
>>
>> If the user id an password are stored on your DP you will need them  
>> on the new machine.
>>
>>
>> Brian
>>
>> G4 gigE 1.0 GHz Powerlogix, 1 GB RAM
>>
>> On Nov 6, 2008, at 10:03 AM, Margaret Krakowiak wrote:
>>>
>>>
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