by I will probably need to move a family member's home network from DSL to
Comcast cable very soon. Since their home network is based around a
linux router/firewall and since I've seen many posts concerning the
problem of Comcast activation and Linux, I want to ask the group what to
expect and what to do. The system is in the Atlanta area. It's a dual
NIC Mandriva Linux OS system. There is no Windows partition on it, so if
it's at all possible I'd like to know how to complete the registration
process using only Linux and Firefox. Moving the wan interface NIC to a
Windows box temporarily -or doing some other trick- is possible, but the
idea really irritates me.
I understand from reading earlier posts on the subject that until the
modem is registered, there is no access to networks outside of own
Comcast's servers. To register and activate the account, certain Comcast
urls must be set as proxy servers. DHCP must be running, and Comcast DNS
addresses should be used. The registration site URL I've found in my
google searches (sas.ne1.attbb.net) looks old and probably incorrect for
my region.
I have a couple of Comcast DNS addresses (204.127.202.19 &
216.148.227.79) but this information is now 5 years old. I understand I
will need to upload the MAC address of the Comcast cable modem to their
web registration page, plus I'll need to set the system hostname to
whatever Comcast allocates me as my dhcp hostname. Or something like
that... DHCP (client) is installed on the system already although the
system functions as a DHCP server for the local network, and BIND is
also (if that is useful at any point)
Has anyone done this with Comcast and Linux, and know what the currently
correct, necessary information is?
Thanks.