At 10:17 PM 10/16/2003 -0400, ACE wrote:
>I can login, administer various functions, the dhcp server works 
>correctly, etc. However, on the wan side (cable modem, courtesty of Cox) I 
>am unable to access the internet, or to even ping any remote addresses.

This may seem simple, but...

The cable modem acts as a MAC level bridge to the cable head end.  So, if 
you change the device attached to it (like, inserting a firewall), you have 
to power cycle the modem so it can pick up the new address.



          -crl
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