Re: Determining IP information for eth0 failed

From: Jeroen Van Goey (peak_freak_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 04/02/04

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    Nigel Wade wrote:
    >It may well be that you can't get DHCP direct from your ISP because of other hardware in
    the way.
    and Keven Ring wrote:
    >Is the switch/hub [pick one, they are different.... :) ] really a Cable Modem/DSL ROUTER

    >[that is, on the original box, did it say either Cable Modem Router or DSL Router, or
    >both?].
    Where the fibre-cable enters my house, I've three boxes on the wall. First it enters a
    box, model NIU-2D4TB from Dinh-Telecom (I couldn't find much info about it, except for
    the fact that Dinh-Telecom is a Belgian company). Where there is a label "-5dB/1dB", a
    coax cable exits and goes to a Motorola SB4200E SURFboard Cable Modem
    http://broadband.motorola.com/catalog/productdetail.asp?ProductID=180). From there a
    cable goes to a "5 Port Mini-Hub" (no model or vendor visible on the box). From there, 2
    cables exit, one to PC1, the other to PC2.

    >Is [the Windows] PC1 getting an IP address from your ISP?
    Using the command "winipcfg" I get this information:
    adaptoradress: 00-03-E1-40-35-90
    IP-address: 81.83.45.35
    subnetmask: 255.255.254.0
    Standard Gateway: 81.83.44.1

    >How many leases have you purchased from your ISP?
    Have no clue... I subscribe to a service that allows me to have 2 PCs connected to the
    internet, each one with their own IP-address. For those who understand dutch, the product
    info page is: http://www.telenet.be/producten/internet/telenet_internet/duo/index.php
    ,and the installation layout is at
    http://www.telenet.be/producten/internet/installatie/installatie_duo_quattro/index.php It
    mentions that you only need a hub and no router, but no word about leases.

    >Did you purchase the cable modem?
    My ISP installed it, so I guess I lease it from them.

    So it seems that what you said (that my hub won't do Network Address Translation [NAT]
    and/or that my cable modem only allows for exactly 1 network card MAC address and
    completely IGNORES other requests) is happening.

    IF this is the case, I will likely go for option 2 you suggested (purchasing a 2nd
    Network Interface Card [NIC] (~$10-20 US) for PC2, connect the cable modem to the machine
    that has 2 network cards , connect the other card to the hub, set up NAT, install a
    Firewall, and possibly reset my cable modem.)

    Before I do this, are there any other checks that I can perform to know for certain that
    this is the case. And can somebody tell me in detail what this lease thing is. If we're
    positive, I will install the second NIC and tell how it goes,

    Thanks for the good support until now, and looking forward to the feedback,
    Jeroen

    PS: St0rM wrote:
    >However one line that is missing from his file that is in mine by default is "
    > ONBOOT='yes' " This tells the system to activate the interface at boot time.
    Sorry, my fault. It is in there, but I somehow didn't copy it.

            
            
                    
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