Re: Cox cable modem and debian
On Thursday 16 August 2001 14:36, Michael Heldebrant wrote:
> On 16 Aug 2001 13:13:32 -0700, Jaye Inabnit ke6sls wrote:
> > On Thursday 16 August 2001 12:54, you wrote:
> > > On 16 Aug 2001 12:42:29 -0700, Jaye Inabnit ke6sls wrote:
> > > > Greetz,
> > > >
> > > > I have been running myself through the ringer trying to get debian to
> > > > log onto my new Cox Communications cable modem using @home. I was
> > > > given a new nic (Dlink dfe-550tx) that wasn't supported by linux. I
> > > > found a site and pulled down source and attempted to build it for use
> > > > on my 2.2.17 kernel (didn't happen) then finally pulled down kernel
> > > > 2.4.7, where it is supported. I can boot up 2.4.7 and it sees both my
> > > > nics (realtek and Dlink) and run pump but it fails every time.
> > > >
> > > > At this point, I removed my lan from my realtek and started
> > > > attempting to get pump to use that card (cat5 connection). It still
> > > > failed.
> > > >
> > > > I purged then re-installed pump and tried again using 2.2.17 kernel.
> > > >
> > > > Finally, I rounded up an old win95 laptop. I had a TRENDnet pcmcia
> > > > dual-nic and loaded up windoz drivers for this. What a pain! Anyway,
> > > > after dozens of reboots and locating my very old win95 cdrom, was
> > > > able to get the nic working in this computer. Finally I loaded up
> > > > some of the software Cox@home gives you. It tried and died and would
> > > > not get online with the cable modem. Huh. . .
> > > >
> > > > A call to local cable buddy. We ponder the windoz network settings.
> > > > Should work. Using Winipcfg, I released all, then renewed all -
> > > > fails. . . Finally he asks, what's my Identity setting? I looked at
> > > > my booklet and told him what it said. He informs me that isn't right,
> > > > it has to have at least this many digits (forgot what number). I look
> > > > at my reciept and there is a CX number. Is this required? Yes(!) he
> > > > reports.
> > > >
> > > > I set the new identity tab, boot a few more times and it still fails.
> > > > Then he asks again what number I was given and then reports, that it
> > > > is not correct! . . . Okay, he gets on the telephone and comes back
> > > > in a minute and says I had the wrong number and we type in the new
> > > > number, boot. Bingo, I am now online with the cable modem with a
> > > > DHCP'd ip address.
> > > >
> > > > So, now I KNOW the cable modem works. I can smirf as fast as the old
> > > > lap top can go.
> > > >
> > > > Back to my nics. I rename my computers HOSTNAME to the number and
> > > > re-run pump.. It fails. Next I issue the pump command using the -h
> > > > hostname and -i interface, and it still fails.
> > > >
> > > > This is where I am. Sorry about the long post, but wanted to include
> > > > the background of where I've been.
> > > >
> > > > Also note, I have read the cablemodem-howto at linuxdoc.org and not
> > > > just the @home entries, but all of them... I'm stumped.
> > > >
> > > > Any help would be very greatly appreciated.
> > > >
> > > > thank you
> > >
> > > Have you tried echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_dynaddr and rerunning
> > > pump?
> > >
> > > --mike
> >
> > Mike, here's the report:
> > ~ pts/2> echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_dynaddr
> > ~ pts/2>
> > ~ pts/2> pump -h cx1243895-a -i eth0
> > Operation failed.
> > ~ pts/2>
> >
> > I am using my 2.2.17 kernel at this time. Any other ideas?
>
> Silly question... You are root right? I don't see the # prompt. Can
> we also see parts of /var/log/syslog with pump relevant info? The
> output from ifconfig, /etc/network/interfaces and /proc/modules would be
> helpfull. Cat /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_dynaddr to make sure it's one now
> too please.
>
> --mike
Mike,
Yes, I was root. I removed most of my prompt for this email but left that so
you would understand I was doing this at a command prompt :) I've added an
excerpt of my log file. Also, you can see the interfaces file as it now
stands.
----start snip of logfile----
Aug 16 13:10:16 cx1243895-a pppd[483]: rcvd [LCP EchoRep id=0x94 magic=0x0]
Aug 16 13:10:27 cx1243895-a pumpd[849]: PUMP: sending discover
Aug 16 13:10:27 cx1243895-a pumpd[849]: breq: opcode: 1
Aug 16 13:10:27 cx1243895-a pumpd[849]: breq: hw: 1
Aug 16 13:10:27 cx1243895-a pumpd[849]: breq: hwlength: 6
Aug 16 13:10:27 cx1243895-a pumpd[849]: breq: hopcount: 0
Aug 16 13:10:27 cx1243895-a pumpd[849]: breq: id: 0x 6b40a98
Aug 16 13:10:27 cx1243895-a pumpd[849]: breq: secs: 0
Aug 16 13:10:27 cx1243895-a pumpd[849]: breq: flags: 0x 0
Aug 16 13:10:27 cx1243895-a pumpd[849]: breq: ciaddr: 0.0.0.0
Aug 16 13:10:27 cx1243895-a pumpd[849]: breq: yiaddr: 0.0.0.0
Aug 16 13:10:27 cx1243895-a pumpd[849]: breq: server_ip: 0.0.0.0
Aug 16 13:10:27 cx1243895-a pumpd[849]: breq: bootp_gw_ip: 0.0.0.0
Aug 16 13:10:27 cx1243895-a pumpd[849]: breq: hwaddr:
Aug 16 13:10:27 cx1243895-a pumpd[849]: breq: servername:
Aug 16 13:10:27 cx1243895-a pumpd[849]: breq: bootfile:
Aug 16 13:10:27 cx1243895-a pumpd[849]: breq: vendor: 0x63 0x53 0x82 0x63
Aug 16 13:10:27 cx1243895-a pumpd[849]: breq: vendor: 53 1 0x 1
Aug 16 13:10:27 cx1243895-a pumpd[849]: breq: vendor: 0xff
Aug 16 13:10:46 cx1243895-a pppd[483]: sent [LCP EchoReq id=0x95
magic=0xb245f8c]
Aug 16 13:10:46 cx1243895-a pppd[483]: rcvd [LCP EchoRep id=0x95 magic=0x0]
Aug 16 13:10:57 cx1243895-a pumpd[849]: PUMP: sending discover
Aug 16 13:10:57 cx1243895-a pumpd[849]: breq: opcode: 1
Aug 16 13:10:57 cx1243895-a pumpd[849]: breq: hw: 1
Aug 16 13:10:57 cx1243895-a pumpd[849]: breq: hwlength: 6
Aug 16 13:10:57 cx1243895-a pumpd[849]: breq: hopcount: 0
Aug 16 13:10:57 cx1243895-a pumpd[849]: breq: id: 0x 6b40afa
Aug 16 13:10:57 cx1243895-a pumpd[849]: breq: secs: 0
Aug 16 13:10:57 cx1243895-a pumpd[849]: breq: flags: 0x 0
Aug 16 13:10:57 cx1243895-a pumpd[849]: breq: ciaddr: 0.0.0.0
Aug 16 13:10:57 cx1243895-a pumpd[849]: breq: yiaddr: 0.0.0.0
Aug 16 13:10:57 cx1243895-a pumpd[849]: breq: server_ip: 0.0.0.0
Aug 16 13:10:57 cx1243895-a pumpd[849]: breq: bootp_gw_ip: 0.0.0.0
Aug 16 13:10:57 cx1243895-a pumpd[849]: breq: hwaddr:
Aug 16 13:10:57 cx1243895-a pumpd[849]: breq: servername:
Aug 16 13:10:57 cx1243895-a pumpd[849]: breq: bootfile:
Aug 16 13:10:57 cx1243895-a pumpd[849]: breq: vendor: 0x63 0x53 0x82 0x63
Aug 16 13:10:57 cx1243895-a pumpd[849]: breq: vendor: 53 1 0x 1
Aug 16 13:10:57 cx1243895-a pumpd[849]: breq: vendor: 0xff
-----end----
---/etc/network/interfaces file---
#auto lo eth0 eth1
iface lo inet loopback
#iface eth0 inet static
# address 192.168.10.1
# netmask 255.255.255.0
# network 192.168.10.0
# broadcast 192.168.10.255
# up ipchains -P forward DENY
# up ipchains -A forward -j MASQ -s 192.168.10.0/24 -d 0.0.0.0/0
iface eth0 inet dhcp
----end of interfaces file----
----cat command at root prompt----
YOU ARE ROOT!! on cx1243895-a
~ pts/2> cat /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_dynaddr
1
YOU ARE ROOT!! on cx1243895-a
~ pts/2>
----end cat command with result----
----ifconfig before pump----
YOU ARE ROOT!! on cx1243895-a
~ pts/3> ifconfig
lo Link encap:Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:3924 Metric:1
RX packets:80 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:80 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
ppp0 Link encap:Point-to-Point Protocol
inet addr:216.102.43.151 P-t-P:216.102.4.228 Mask:255.255.255.255
UP POINTOPOINT RUNNING NOARP MULTICAST MTU:1524 Metric:1
RX packets:3602 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:3561 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:10
YOU ARE ROOT!! on cx1243895-a
~ pts/3>
----end ifconfig before pump----
----pump command----
YOU ARE ROOT!! on cx1243895-a
~ pts/2> pump -h cx1243895-a -i eth0
Operation failed.
----end pump command----
----ifconfig during pump----
YOU ARE ROOT!! on cx1243895-a
~ pts/3> ifconfig
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:80:C8:C2:2B:A2
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:304 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:36 errors:16 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:32
collisions:272 txqueuelen:100
Interrupt:9 Base address:0xe400
lo Link encap:Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:3924 Metric:1
RX packets:80 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:80 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
ppp0 Link encap:Point-to-Point Protocol
inet addr:216.102.43.151 P-t-P:216.102.4.228 Mask:255.255.255.255
UP POINTOPOINT RUNNING NOARP MULTICAST MTU:1524 Metric:1
RX packets:3613 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:3571 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:10
YOU ARE ROOT!! on cx1243895-a
~ pts/3>
----end ifconfig during pump----
ifconfig returns to just interface 'lo' and 'ppp0'
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