Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2003 16:06:09 -0700 (PDT)
From: Davide Libenzi <davidel@xmailserver.org>
To: jjs <jjs@tmsusa.com>
cc: root@chaos.analogic.com, Linux kernel <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: DHCP vs Cable Modem
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On Wed, 2 Jul 2003, jjs wrote:

> Richard B. Johnson wrote:
>
> >Sorry about BW. Anybody know how to configure a cable modem?
> >I have one. I connect it to the cable. I set Linux up for
> >DHCP. I end up with a dynamic IP address, a network mask,
> >a broadcast address, a default route, and even a name-server.
> >
> >I can ping the name-server. However, I can't telnet or use
> >a Web Crawler. The thing works fine with WIN/2000/Prof. The
> >ISP says they only support Windows. Since I have all the
> >"hooks" working, how do I find a default route that will
> >route my packets to bypass their stuff?
> >
> Your symptoms suggest that your are basically up and running but perhaps
> have name resolution issues.
>
> Lack of information about your setup prevents me from offering any
> further advice.

This shouldn't be in lkml though. You need to set /etc/resolv.conf. I had
the same problem with comcast. Just dig for comcast.net NSs and add them
in your /etc/resolv.conf


- Davide

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