Solaris 8 Cable modem configuration.

Solaris 8 Cable modem configuration.

Post by Jag Dhaliwa » Thu, 14 Dec 2000 10:33:57



Could anybody please direct me to any info on configuring my Solaris 8 for a
cable modem.

Thanks in advance

 
 
 

Solaris 8 Cable modem configuration.

Post by Logan Sh » Thu, 14 Dec 2000 10:51:24




>Could anybody please direct me to any info on configuring my Solaris 8 for a
>cable modem.

Most cable modems just use DHCP, so it's just like using DHCP on any
other network.  So, the steps are:

1.  Determine what your interface is called ("ifconfig -a").  Let's
    say you find that it's elxl0.

2.  "cp /dev/null /etc/hostname.elxl0"

3.  "cp /dev/null /etc/dhcp.elxl0"

4.  reboot.

 - Logan

 
 
 

Solaris 8 Cable modem configuration.

Post by Black Nicke » Thu, 14 Dec 2000 11:38:29


Why not use the touch command to create the files instead of the cp
command?



> >Could anybody please direct me to any info on configuring my Solaris 8 for a
> >cable modem.

> Most cable modems just use DHCP, so it's just like using DHCP on any
> other network.  So, the steps are:

> 1.  Determine what your interface is called ("ifconfig -a").  Let's
>     say you find that it's elxl0.

> 2.  "cp /dev/null /etc/hostname.elxl0"

> 3.  "cp /dev/null /etc/dhcp.elxl0"

> 4.  reboot.

>  - Logan

 
 
 

Solaris 8 Cable modem configuration.

Post by Logan Sh » Thu, 14 Dec 2000 12:00:48




Quote:>Why not use the touch command to create the files instead of the cp
>command?

The file /etc/hostname.elxl0 (or similar) needs to be empty.  If you
type "touch /etc/hostname.elxl0" and the file isn't already empty, then
the command will not make it empty.  However, if you run the command
"cp /dev/null /etc/hostname.elxl0", then the file will be empty after
the command completes either way.

Thus it's easier to tell people to use the "cp" command because there
are cases in which it will work but the other won't.

  - Logan

 
 
 

1. Cable modem..56 modem dial up, 500K cable modem download stream...

I have 2 network cards and 1 modem in a Linux Box with RH6.
My cable modem uses the modem to start a PPP session, and the network card
is then hooked up to the VPN of the ISP.

I would like to setup a IP Masquraded Firewall to hook some of my other
boxes
behind the firewall.

I  cannot find a HOW-TO to setup the Linux box using this type of Cable
Modem.  I
have only found 2 way cable modems.  Can someone point me it the right
direction.

My problem is that I don't know how to get Linux connected, then also, how
do I configure
ipchains or ipfwadm to use the correct rule set.  Do I do the modem or the
network card.  The
network card has a static IP of 10.0.0.1 which is usally used for VPNs.  My
cable company
is of corse not supporting Linux, so I have to do it myself.  The PPP dialup
uses DHCP to
assign my address so I have dhcp setup.

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Aaron

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