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From: Srinivasan S [mailto:ssrini@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Friday, March 05, 2004 12:11
To: fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Cable modem helpHi
I run Fedora Core 1 (on a dual boot with Win 98) ..
Recently I attached a cable modem to the m/c and set it up as below :
Settings on eth0: (local n/w)
eth0 is connected to the local network and runs Samba and DHCPD (on eth0 only). Set to a static IP of 192.168.1.1
Settings on eth1 : (Motorola 5100 Surfboard cable modem)
Automatically obtain IP address settings with dhcp
DHCP Settings : Hostname is empty and Automatically obtain DNS is unchecked and Hardware is bound to the proper MAC address
When I try to activate the eth1 interface it fails. An ifconfig on eth1 returns the following output :
[root@localhost root]# ifconfig eth1
eth1 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:50:BA:08:43:4C
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:864 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:10 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:65356 (63.8 Kb) TX bytes:3420 (3.3 Kb)
Interrupt:11 Base address:0xc400
<< The same cable connection on Win98 works without any hitches and I get connected>>
I want to use my Fedora box with the net and hence need help urgently
Thanks in advance
Regards
Srini![]()
In
Win98, is the cable modem using the other NIC card or anything? If so, you
may have to power cycle your cable modem so it forgets about the old MAC
address. I know that w/my Comcast cable modem, if I want to switch the NIC
that is hooked up to it, I have to power cycle like that or I can't pull an IP
address via DHCP. Pull the power, let it sit off for a few seconds, then
power on and try again.
However, if it's the same NIC card, and therefore the same MAC address...
well, I guess I don't know :)
k
