From a18a93f3f5e35a302d0e2ac0b07e022821c1c8f8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: gferg <> Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2000 21:14:55 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] updated --- LDP/howto/docbook/Cable-Modem.sgml | 178 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 170 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) diff --git a/LDP/howto/docbook/Cable-Modem.sgml b/LDP/howto/docbook/Cable-Modem.sgml index 555d7077..360dc858 100644 --- a/LDP/howto/docbook/Cable-Modem.sgml +++ b/LDP/howto/docbook/Cable-Modem.sgml @@ -16,11 +16,11 @@ - v4.23 - July 10, 2000 + v4.24 + August 23, 2000 vv - Addition of Liwest + A lot of additions and updates @@ -199,6 +199,25 @@ other necessary configuration. DHCP mini-HOWTO can be found at url="http://www.oswg.org/oswg-nightly/DHCP.html">http://www.oswg.org/oswg-nightly/DHCP.html. + +Most of Mediaone/RoadRunner tracks you're MAC (ethernet) address, +and won't allow any other MAC address to use the CableModem. + + + +To get around this you could either call Mediaone and ask them to change +you're MAC address to you're current one. They do allow you to have +multiple allowed MAC addresses, but they might not allow more than two. +Other approach is to tell your ethernet card what MAC address to use. Most +cards will allow it. So first make sure you write down the MAC address of the +card you used when Mediaone technicians showed up and they type something like +this: + + + +ifconfig eth0 hw ether 00:23:56:74:25:12 + + Information about MediaOne Service can be found at http://www.mediaone.com. @@ -1637,7 +1656,7 @@ More information can be obtained from -TVD, Belgium +Chello Belgium, formerly TVD, Belgium This information is provided by Pierre-Yves Keldermans pykeldermans@usa.net: @@ -1672,7 +1691,7 @@ FROM internet, small speed TO internet. -No so cheap : for small office use, same as 1) but not limited to 1 +Not so cheap : for small office use, same as 1) but not limited to 1 user and more speed TO internet. @@ -1688,7 +1707,7 @@ bandwidth TO internet following price. Speed : -From TVD's mirror site : up to 250Kbytes/sec, very nice ( and YES, they +From TVD's mirror site : up to 30Kbytes/sec, very nice ( and YES, they have some Linux mirrors like redhat ... :-) ) @@ -1699,10 +1718,33 @@ overloaded. -For more info : http://www.tvd.be and -http://www.tvd.net. +For more info : http://www.chello.be and +http://www.upcbelgium.be/. + + +Note from another user: + + + +TVD gives you an IP via DHCP and when it is activated they log the +MAC-Address. So if you want to connect to the internet via another +computer with another ethernetcard it won't work. You have to change your +MAC-Address to the 1 that can connect. +I just put somewhere in a startupscript : + + + +ifconfig eth0 hw ether 00:23:56:74:25:12 + + + +This was not all, TVD gives some problems with pump in RedHat 6.2 but with +DHCPcd 1.3 it works like a charm. (that dhcpcd is on the install cd in +Redhat/rpms) + + @@ -2630,6 +2672,28 @@ SwissOnLine do not support Linux directly, but they are aware of its existance! +Notes from Thomas Holenstein thomas@hex.ch + + + +I had problems installing my cable modem as well under Linux and under +Win98, because the DHCP server of swiss online did not to respond. +If you encounter similar problems, you may want call the hotline (0848 +852 800). Hold the MAC number of your modem ready if you call, you +can find it at the bottom of the modem. If you are only using linux, +it might prove difficult to convince the hotline people you did things +right. It was difficult with windows already. Be sure you get a +number for your problem (Bearbeitungsnummer). + + + +If you want to analyze the problems you may install a network sniffer: +ethereal is available for +linux and for windows. In my case, I saw that I was sending bootp +packages to swissonline but did not receive bootp packages from them. +However, I could get other packets. + + @@ -2679,6 +2743,47 @@ Please contact Bernd if you have additional questions. He has kindly agreed to provide assistance to any current or new Linux user. + + + + +Blueyonder from Telewest, United Kingdom + +Information provide by Mike Watson mike@prog99.com: + + + +Plugged in the ethernet card, booted up and turned on +DHCP. + + + +Worked first time!! Nameservers were added to resolve.conf so I had to +do very little other than follow the home networking howto to get the +IP masquerading working. + + + +They also dont mind people running masq'd connections or linux but +will only support a win9x setup. But when it was this easy.... + + + + + +CableNet, Colombia + +Information provide by Marco Muskus muskus@superpuertos.homeip.net: + + + +CableNet uses CyberSurf from Motorola, and a 3Com 905 10Base-T +Ethernet NIC. Set up is mostly done using +DHCP +but some people also receive static IPs. + + @@ -3391,6 +3496,63 @@ url="http://www.oswg.org/oswg-nightly/DHCP.html">http://www.oswg.org/oswg-nightl + + +Rock Hill Telephone (RHTC) and Fort Mill Telephone (FMTC), South Carolina + + +This information is provided by Ryan T Rhea rhear@ruby.winthrop.edu: + + + +Rock Hill Telephone (RHTC) and Fort Mill Telephone (FMTC) offer hybid +cable modem access through a partnership with the Info Avenue ISP. The +cable modem is built by Hybrid, and offers high bandwidth downstream +over the cable line (I've seen 900+ kpbs), and upstream over the builtin +modem (around 33.6 kbps). The cable modem connects to an ethernet +10baseT card and a regular phone line. The cable modem acts as a router +from your machine to the internet. + + + +RHTC and FMTC 's tech support is performed by Info Avenue, and they +offer no support for Linux whatsover. They were unable to provide any +help or documentation regarding Linux and cable modems. Luckily, I was +aware through my initial Win NT setup (as I looked over the tech's +shoulder) that DHCP +was used to assign IP addresses and +DNS information. What I had to learn the hard way was that the cable +modem apparently relies on the MAC address of the NIC that it is +originally installed on. In otherwords, when I went to move the cable +modem from my NT machine (which was using a proxy server and a second +NIC to share internet access) to my new Linux firewall, I had to move +the NIC into the new Linux computer. Without the same NIC, the network +link light on the back of the cable modem will never come on, and the +modem will not communicate with your computer at all. I assume if you +bought a new computer with a new NIC, you could call RHTC or FMTC and +ask them to update your MAC, however, they would probably not know what +you were talking about, and want to send a technician. When the +technician gets there, expect "we do not support Linux" to be the first +words out of his mouth. + + + +Anyway, after installing the original NIC (which probably won't be a +problem for most of you, because you only have 1 NIC in your computer - +which the tech setup under Windows), all I had to do was configure +DHCP. Considering my NIC was already working under Linux, my Mandrake +Linux distribution made this especially easy. I just type 'netconf', +then choose 'Basic Host Information', then enable DHCP for the NIC in +question (in my case 'Adapter 1'). The program should restart the +device for you, if not, you may need to reboot, or manually restart the +device with ifconfig. + + + +If you have trouble with DHCP you could check out +DHCP mini-HOWTO. + +