Eric Jahn wrote:
>At my last job, I was able to connect my laptop running Debian to my
>work's MS 2000 Server ethernet LAN and via DHCP get an instant internet
>connection (of course never any Windows file services as to be
>expected). I didn't even have to log in. Is this a universally true
>occurance? Can I connect to any LAN's internet services (if internet is
>available to Windows boxes) by plugging a DHCP-compliant device into the
>wall?
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It depends.... I think you could certainly get a DHCP address from most
DHCP enabled networks, unless they have some sort of restriction based
on MAC address. However, you may not be able to access the Internet. For
instance, in my network, the firewall restricts access to the Internet
from most IP addresses given out by DHCP. So, if you were to visit my
office, you could get an IP address via DHCP, but you would not be able
to access the Internet. Also, I would think that proxies could be
configured to require authentication, but I've never seen it done.
However, I think in most cases, you would be able to get an IP address,
and you would be able to access the Internet without actually providing
any authentication. I could be horribly wrong, though :)
Doug
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