[ale] IP masq/ipchains question

[jj at spiderentertainment.com]

That's an interesting point, but that is not an issue here, since the modem does
seem to recognize the MAC address of the eth0(which is different then from the one
installed). I can go to the internet from the linux box right now, so I think the
MAC is not an issue..

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steve wrote:

> The MAC address for the NIC that is plugged directly into the cable modem
> *must* be the one that the tech installed the service on originally.
>
> I've installed linux/ipmasq with cablemodems on mediaone and adsl on
> bellsouth.  They both operate the same way -- the techs call in the MAC
> address of the ethernet card that is plugged into the cable modem/adsl.
> And it will *only* recognize that ethernet card.
>
> So, how was it installed originally?  Which win95 box did they install it to?
>
> At 12:02 AM 9/23/99 -0400, you wrote:
> >
> >The cable modem(has an RJ45 jack that is pluged into the NIC on the linux
> >box. ?
> >
> >THx
> >
> >
> >On Wed, 22 Sep 1999, steve wrote:
> >
> >> cable modems are addressed to the MAC (hardware) address of the ethernet
> >> card.  Is the cable modem plugged into the ethernet card that the mediaone
> >> tech install it to?  If not, it'll never work....
> >>
> >> At 10:07 PM 9/22/99 -0400, you wrote:
> >> >I have 2 windows machines, 1 linux(just installed) with two nics.
> >> >
> >> >1 nic on the linux is a RJ45 attached to a cable modem, the other is just
> >> >coaxal cable running to the other two machines.
> >> >
> >> >IP masq won't seem to work... actually I think the problem is somewhere in
> >> >the routing.
> >> >
> >> >>From the windows machine, I can ping the linux on both nics, one with the
> >> >private number, and the other with the real number.
> >> >
> >> >So how come I can not ping/go anything/anywhere else ?
> >> >
> >> >Anything would be appriciated, just spent the last 4 hours trying to
> >> >figure that one out, I know it's something really small too, but WHAT ?
> >> >
> >> >Thank you.
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >