Carl Johnson on 11 Dec 2010 06:37:10 -0800


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Re: [PLUG] Comcast Cable modem & DHCP


Looks to me like you're plugging into a router already. 
 





Sent from my Motorola DynaTAC 8000x.

"Casey Bralla" <MailList@nerdworld.org> wrote:

>
>I am doing something very similar on my comcast commercial account.  I
>plug a 
>Debian computer into one of the network ports on the comcast modem and
>use 
>this as a firewall and router to my DMZ and internal network.
>
>Originally, I had allowed the modem to assign an address with dhcp, but
>l then 
>switched to setting the IP statically (I don't remember why).  I assign
>
>10.1.10.2 to the interface on my Firewall box, with a gateway of
>10.1.10.1.  I 
>also use the comcast modem as a DNS server (10.1.10.1).
>
>I then use Shorewall as my firewall, which routes packets to 2 other
>network 
>interfaces on my firewall box.
>
>My /etc/network/interfaces file is:
>
># This file describes the network interfaces available on your system
># and how to activate them. For more information, see interfaces(5).
>
># The loopback network interface
>auto lo
>iface lo inet loopback
>
># The primary network interface
># allow-hotplug eth0
># auto eth0
># iface eth0 inet dhcp
>
>
>auto eth1
>iface eth1 inet static
>        address 192.168.2.1
>        netmask 255.255.255.0
>        broadcast 192.168.2.255
>auto eth2
>iface eth2 inet static
>        address 192.168.1.1
>        netmask 255.255.255.0
>        broadcast 192.168.1.255
>
>auto eth0
>iface eth0 inet static
>        address 10.1.10.2
>        netmask 255.255.255.0
>        broadcast 10.1.10.255
>        gateway 10.1.10.1
>
>(Note the commenting out of the dhcp lines.. wish I remember why I did
>this)
>
>
>
>Hope this helps and welcome to the USA!
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>On Saturday 11 December 2010 9:08:44 am Julien Vehent wrote:
>> Hello Plug,
>> 
>> I just arrived in Philly (and thus joined the plug mailing list) and
>I'm
>> discovering comcast cable equipment (big motorola modem with one
>ethernet
>> plug).
>> 
>> I would like to replace the old linksys we are using in the house
>with a
>> Debian box connected to the modem (I want netfilter and traffic
>control).
>> The linksys is getting it's IP in DHCP mode already. From what I see,
>the
>> lease is 3 days long.
>> 
>> I thought a simple "dhclient eth1", the interface where the cable
>modem is
>> plugged in, would do the job, but it seems that it's refusing to give
>my
>> Debian a lease...
>> 
>> Here and there I read that a specific hostname should be provided by
>the
>> client, but AFAIK there is no such setting on the actual linksys.
>> 
>> I'm from france, and never used comcast or a motorola cable modem
>before.
>> This one is pretty old (I'd say 2004/2005) but still working fine so
>> replacing it is not an option. Also, I sniffed the DORA from the
>linksys
>> to the modem and didn't find anything specific in the packets.
>> 
>> So, I seek for your help. Is there any comcast black magic ritual
>necessary
>> to make this work ? Anybody using a linux box behind a cable modem
>with
>> dhcp ?
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> Julien
>> 
>>
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>
>Casey Bralla
>Chief Nerd in Residence
>The NerdWorld Organisation
>http://www.NerdWorld.org
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