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I have seen this many times, as Fred suggests, turn off the cable modem for at least 2 minutes, go make coffee to be sure. The cable modems tie into the MAC address of the nic they last connected to and they hold it in memory. Dave > -----Original Message----- > From: Fred Weston [mailto:fred dot weston at daytonawan dot com] > Sent: Monday, May 03, 2004 8:07 PM > To: Mine GO BOOM > Cc: m0n0wall at lists dot m0n0 dot ch > Subject: Re: [m0n0wall] Problems with Adelphia cable > > Mine GO BOOM wrote: > > > Hello, > > > > I use Adelphia's cable service for internet access. I > currently use a > > Linksys router for my service, but wanted to setup a dedicated > > firewall with m0n0wall on an old 90mhz machine. > > > > I've gotten everything setup on the firewall so it works > perfect on > > the LAN side, and when connected to the Linksys router > running under > > DMZ, works like it should. Allows internet access, filters > the correct > > packets, traffic shaping looks good. But when I attempt to connect > > directly to the cable modem (Motorola SB5100), both with normal MAC > > and with spoofed MAC, it will not retrieve an IP while set > with DHCP. > > If I set to Static with the IP/Gateway that the Linksys > router uses, > > it still won't work. > > > > Any suggestions for how to resolve this problem? I really like > > m0n0wall, but it defeats the purpose if I have to use a > linksys router > > in front of it. > > > > -Ryan Murphy > > Try turning the modem off for a few minutes and then back on. > If that doesn't work, call tech support and tell them you're > running Windows XP, you'll have to translate of course. > m0n0wall works fine getting an IP using DHCP, so it's > something with their stuff. > > -- > Fred Weston > DaytonaWAN Networks, Inc. > www.DaytonaWAN.com > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 > > |