RE: cable modem on home network

[mheyes@lincolnfp.com]

Thanks to all for their tips and advice! Sounds like it shouldn't be much
trouble at all. The hardest part seems to be getting Comcast to set me up
(still waiting).

michael heyes


> -----Original Message-----
> From: mheyes@lincolnfp.com [mailto:mheyes@lincolnfp.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, April 02, 2002 8:22 AM
> To: debian-firewall@lists.debian.org
> Subject: cable modem on home network
>
>
> I have a small "network" at home with a dialup internet
> connection to box-1 with one Ethernet card. The Ethernet card
> is connected to a hub, which is connected to box-2. Box-1 has
> ipmasq, and ipchains. Everything works as it should from both boxes.
>
> I would like to use a cable modem (if Comcast ever gets
> around to provisioning the cable modem). I am pretty sure I
> can get the DHCP stuff working on the first box, but I am not
> sure about how to get the second box to connect to box-1 or
> the internet.
>
> I'm told I could buy a cable modem router, and just connect
> each box to it, but the whole point of all of this is to
> learn, and I wouldn't learn much that way.
>
> I am reading the DHCP mini-how-to, but I need a little
> overview of what is possible and what isn't, and maybe a
> pointer to some additional docs. Thanks.
>
> michael heyes
>
>
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