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still need to provide a placeholder address like 192.168.22.99. If your ISP does
not support dynamic DNS, specify the name server IP addresses of the ISP. If desired,
specify a time-out for the connection—the period of network inactivity (in seconds)
after which the connection should be automatically terminated. Confirm your settings
with Next. YaST displays a summary of the configured interfaces. To make all these
settings active, select Finish.
30.4.4 Cable Modem
TIP: IBM System z: Cable Modem
The configuration of this type of hardware is not supported on IBM System z
platforms.
In some countries, such as Austria and the US, it is quite common to access the Internet
through the TV cable network. The TV cable subscriber usually gets a modem that is
connected to the TV cable outlet on one side and to a computer network card on the
other (using a 10Base-TG twisted pair cable). The cable modem then provides a dedi-
cated Internet connection with a fixed IP address.
Depending on the instructions provided by your ISP, when configuring the network
card either select Automatic Address Setup (via DHCP) or Static Address Setup. Most
providers today use DHCP. A static IP address often comes as part of a special business
account.
For further information about the configuration of cable modems, read the Support
Database article on the topic, which is available online at
.org/SDB:Setting_Up_an_Internet_Connection_via_Cable_Modem
_with_SuSE_Linux_8.0_or_Higher.
30.4.5 DSL
TIP: IBM System z: DSL
The configuration of this type of hardware is not supported on IBM System z
platforms.
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