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Any cable modem that uses DOCIS 2.0 or better will have the same reaction to unplugging one system, and adding a new one without powering down your modem. It is by design. This keeps you from running multiple systems from one connection without using a router/NAT. On 11/4/06, John Sommatino <john at wombo dot com> wrote: > I agree with David. > > Cox modems do the same thing. > > Turn the modem off. Make sure the only thing plugged into the modem > is the m0n0wall (single MAC address), then turn on the modem. > > First thing to check is ping and outside IP, like 198.6.1.2 (UUnet) > from the m0n0wall diag page, using the WAN port. (This checks IP > connection) > If that works, ping an address like yahoo.com the same way. (This > checks DNS) > > If both these work, most likely the problem is in the m0n0wall and > not your ISP. > > j > On Nov 4, 2006, at 8:31 AM, David Kitchens wrote: > > > It sounds like the typical cable provider problem to me, turn your > > cable > > modem off for 5 minutes to flush its memory. I know that Comcast > > modems > > latch onto the MAC address of whatever you plug in and you can't > > just plug > > something else in without shutting the modem down so it releases > > the old > > MAC. > > > > Dave > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Mark [mailto:markryan at cfl dot rr dot com] > >> Sent: Saturday, November 04, 2006 8:35 AM > >> To: monowall > >> Subject: [m0n0wall] help with my new WRAP and m0n0wall > >> > >> Hi, > >> I just received a m0n0wall WRAP firewall and I am having some > >> weird problems. > >> > >> The firewall boots fine and grabs a dhcp from my cable > >> service no problem. I bring the clients up and I have no > >> internet at all on the LAN. > >> > >> I can ping the monowall box from the client and i can ping > >> the client from the monowall interface. I can ping the > >> public ip from the client also. The problems is getting out > >> from the monowall. There is nothing. I cannot ping > >> yahoo.com from either the monowall troubleshooting area or the > >> client. > >> > >> Any idea what is going on here? > >> > >> The monowall has the correct ip and dns servers which it gets > >> through dhcp. It just doesn't seem to be communicating with > >> the outside after that. > >> > >> When i plug my ipcop computer back in, everything works just fine. > >> > >> Heeeelp please! > >> > >> Mark > >> > >> > >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: m0n0wall dash unsubscribe at lists dot m0n0 dot ch > >> For additional commands, e-mail: m0n0wall dash help at lists dot m0n0 dot ch > >> > >> > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: m0n0wall dash unsubscribe at lists dot m0n0 dot ch > > For additional commands, e-mail: m0n0wall dash help at lists dot m0n0 dot ch > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > John Sommatino voice 619.596.2141 x318 > CEO fax 619.596.2144 > Wombo, Inc. toll free 877.wombo.inc > > http://www.wombo.com MailTo:john at wombo dot com > --------------------------------------------------------------- > A ship in port is safe, but that > is not what ships are for. > Sail out to sea and do new things. > > -Admiral Grace Hopper, > Computer Pioneer > > > > -- ------------------------------- Every revolution begins with the power of an idea and ends when the only idea left is power. |