Re: cable modem issue

[Daniel Weber <dweber1 austin rr com>]

My cable modem came up w/o a hitch with dns and a stock rh 6.1 install.  I've
copied my ifgcg-eth0 and /etc/resolve.conf for you below:

#/etc/resolve.conf
search austin.rr.com rr.com
nameserver 24.93.35.32
nameserver 24.93.34.33
nameserver 24.93.35.64

ifcfg-eth0
DEVICE="eth0"
USERCTL=no
ONBOOT="yes"
BOOTPROTO="dhcp"
BROADCAST=
NETWORK=
NETMASK=""
IPADDR=""
IPXNETNUM_802_2=""
IPXPRIMARY_802_2="no"
IPXACTIVE_802_2="no"
IPXNETNUM_802_3=""
IPXPRIMARY_802_3="no"
IPXACTIVE_802_3="no"
IPXNETNUM_ETHERII=""
IPXPRIMARY_ETHERII="no"
IPXACTIVE_ETHERII="no"
IPXNETNUM_SNAP=""
IPXPRIMARY_SNAP="no"
IPXACTIVE_SNAP="no"

/etc/network
NETWORKING=yes
FORWARD_IPV4=true

I use a firewall now (you should consider this too - I had several attempts /
week to login to my system that weren't me, plus you *must* stay current on
all security patches if you're going to be direct connect to the internet)

If you have an old system (I'm using a 386 with 16M of ram, no hard drive) and
an extra NIC, I would setup a firewall using the linux router project or
floppyfw.  This also simplifies your network setup, since you can have a static
192.168.n.n IP.

On Thu, 04 Jan 2001, lee wrote:
> >
> 
> > there are tons of them and while i'm pluggin in what I think? is right
> >
> > i'm not sure.....besides i can't "activate" the darn thing!!!!!!!!
> 
> well i did find a site (dhcp mini-howto ) that seems to suggest that for
> my hardware combo that i need no settings other than the dns
> #'s........then it mentions use of pump as opposed to dhcp.......
> 
> dhcp wan't working so i tried the pump stuff where you have to edit
> /sbin/ifup and another ifup somehwhere......sorry can't recall its
> location at moment i'm in windows as my local IPS is also down due to
> cut maintrunk.....ha what a night :)LOL
> 
> so after all edited i did from console:
> /sbin/ifup eth0
> well it thought about it but failed to connect........
> 
> BUT this time when i tried going to netscapes site it thought about it
> instead of saying can't find.......hmm
> 
> anyway.......any help appreciated.........SMC8432BTA etherpower card
> with 3com homeconnect modem.....
> 
> thanks :)
> lee
> -=====
> 
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