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> >   Has anyone set up FreeBSD 4.x to use a Terayon TeraPro Cable Modem? I
> have
> > tried two different NICs, and tried PPPoE and editing the dhclient.conf
> > file. Can any one help?!? I am running out of hair to yank out...

> I don't have experience with the Tarayon modem (I use a Toshiba), but
maybe
> I can give you some hints.  Generally speaking, you don't need to use
PPPoE
> with a cable modem.  Also, I don't know of FreeBSD support for any
internal
> cable modems (I'd love to be wrong/ill-informed), so I'm going to assume
> it's an external model.  That being the case, here's a rough rundown of
what
> usually needs to happen:
>     The cable modem needs to be connected to the cable network.
>     Your provider needs to allow your modem to access the network. (They
> need to know the modem's MAC address.)
>     The cable modem needs to be connected (via a standard straight-through
> ethernet cable) to your network card.
>     FreeBSD needs to properly recognize the NIC (right settings, no
resource
> conflicts, etc).
>     FreeBSD needs to get an address to assign to the NIC.  If you have a
> more or less static address then you can assign it yourself.  Don't forget
> to specify the defaultrouter and DNS servers in this case.
>     Most cable providers offer DHCP (which should assign an IP address as
> well as supply the other settings).  In the simplest case, you can tell
> FreeBSD to use DHCP for an interface by specifying 'ifconfig_xl0="DHCP"'
in
> /etc/rc.conf (replacing xl0 with the name of your interface).  Some

> send a hostname parameter so the DHCP server knows which address to
assign.
> If you have any Windows-centric instructions and they talk about changing
> the "computer name" to something specific, this is probably the case.  Or
> you can call tech support, pretend you're running windows, and ask them if
> you need to change your computer name for it to work.  If you do need
> dhclient to send a hostname, add a line like this to /etc/dhclient.conf:
>     interface "xl0" { send host-name whatever.name.they.give.you; }

> I'm basically shooting in the dark here, since you didn't provide many
> details (except the graphic description of your hair-loss problem).  If
this
> isn't helpful, write again with a more detailed description of your setup
> and what you've tried.

> Good luck,

> JN

> >   Has anyone set up FreeBSD 4.x to use a Terayon TeraPro Cable Modem? I
>  have
> > tried two different NICs, and tried PPPoE and editing the dhclient.conf
> > file. Can any one help?!? I am running out of hair to yank out...

> I don't have experience with the Tarayon modem (I use a Toshiba), but maybe
> I can give you some hints.  Generally speaking, you don't need to use PPPoE
> with a cable modem.  Also, I don't know of FreeBSD support for any internal
> cable modems (I'd love to be wrong/ill-informed), so I'm going to assume
> it's an external model.  That being the case, here's a rough rundown of what
> usually needs to happen:
>     The cable modem needs to be connected to the cable network.
>     Your provider needs to allow your modem to access the network. (They
> need to know the modem's MAC address.)
>     The cable modem needs to be connected (via a standard straight-through
> ethernet cable) to your network card.
>     FreeBSD needs to properly recognize the NIC (right settings, no resource
> conflicts, etc).
>     FreeBSD needs to get an address to assign to the NIC.  If you have a
> more or less static address then you can assign it yourself.  Don't forget
> to specify the defaultrouter and DNS servers in this case.
>     Most cable providers offer DHCP (which should assign an IP address as
> well as supply the other settings).  In the simplest case, you can tell
> FreeBSD to use DHCP for an interface by specifying 'ifconfig_xl0="DHCP"' in
> /etc/rc.conf (replacing xl0 with the name of your interface).  Some

> send a hostname parameter so the DHCP server knows which address to assign.
> If you have any Windows-centric instructions and they talk about changing
> the "computer name" to something specific, this is probably the case.  Or
> you can call tech support, pretend you're running windows, and ask them if
> you need to change your computer name for it to work.  If you do need
> dhclient to send a hostname, add a line like this to /etc/dhclient.conf:
>     interface "xl0" { send host-name whatever.name.they.give.you; }

> I'm basically shooting in the dark here, since you didn't provide many
> details (except the graphic description of your hair-loss problem).  If this
> isn't helpful, write again with a more detailed description of your setup
> and what you've tried.

> Good luck,

> JN