oops helps when you use your list mail account ;-) Easiest way to get it up and running would be to plug the cable modem straight into the box your building's ethernet card
follow the instructions as per first email , then worry about getting it working with the switch and rest of the pc's on the internal network :) you dont need the telstra UN/passwd to access the net via the modem Cheers Dale. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brian Connell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, April 03, 2004 8:07 AM Subject: Re: Telsta cable help > Hi Dale, thanks for the reply > > Probably didn't explain that very well. > I have a cable modem (sb500i Surfboard) connected to my box via usb, > there are 2 options with the modem cat5 or usb. > > Then I have Cat 5 cable ? RJ 45s.......not sure of the terminology > here.......... connection from my ethernet card in my box, to a 4 port > switch , which is connected to my box via usb ( power source ? ). > > I am using Cat 5 for the home network > > I am not really concerned about getting my home network up just yet , I > would be happy just to get my modem talking to my ISP, and the internet. > Where do I configure my Telstra supplied username and passwd ? > > Thanks, > Brian Connell > > Dale Anderson wrote: > > >oops take that back ...didnt see the USB bit ......next question why usb ??? > >CAT5 is cheap as and your going to get a damn site better > >transfer rate on the internal network. > >Not to mention dead easy to setup > > > >Cheers > >Dale. > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Dale Anderson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Sent: Saturday, April 03, 2004 3:54 AM > >Subject: Re: Telsta cable help > > > > > > > > > >>Assuming you have the cable modem on the uplink port and the boxes > >> > >> > >connected > > > > > >>to the switch > >> > >>boot from gentoo live cd > >> > >>#ifconfig eth0 "your ip provided by telstra" netmask 255.255.255.0 > >> > >>then > >> > >>#route add -net default gw "telstra gw" netmask 0.0.0.0 metric 1 > >> > >>install gentoo > >> > >>before rebooting into new gentoo install add the 2 DNS ip's to > >>/etc/resolve.conf > >> > >>Cheers > >>Dale > >>----- Original Message ----- > >>From: "Brian Connell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>Sent: Friday, April 02, 2004 11:04 PM > >>Subject: Telsta cable help > >> > >> > >> > >> > >>>Hi All, > >>> > >>>I have an AMD xp 2200 box.500mb ram, > >>>2 cdrw/dvd drives, > >>>2 hard drives (1 for windows 80G, 1 for linux 40G > >>>hard drive enclosure usb, 20G > >>>cable modem (surfboard sb5100i, connected usb) > >>>gigabyte 4 port switch/hub? connected usb, networked to my sons > >>>computer,working with windows xp. > >>>realtek ethernet card > >>> > >>>I multi-boot winxp, mandrake 9.2, and untill about 2 weeks ago gentoo > >>> > >>> > >>1.4 > >> > >> > >>>Just recently signed up for telstra cable broadband and downloaded > >>>gentoo 2004 live cd + packages, > >>>decided to install gentoo 2004 and scrapped 1.4, stupid I know, should > >>>have tried to update but I couldn't get my cable modem to > >>>work. > >>>Haven't been able to get gentoo working again since, but I will, I > >>>prefer it to anything else I've tried so far. > >>>I'm still driving with L plates as far as Linux goes, and my networking > >>>skills are almost zero. > >>> > >>>I would like to get my cable modem working at first in Mandrake, later > >>>for gentoo. > >>>If someone in the group would be kind enough to give me some pointers it > >>>would be much appreciated, > >>> > >>>My modem and ethernet card seem to be recognised on bootup, but I have > >>>no idea.....on almost everything......but specifically > >>>how do I send my Telstra, username and password for instance, is there > >>>something like kppp,? > >>> > >>> I have a settings sheet from Telstra with, static ip address > >>> 2 gateways and 2 dns numbers, but I don't know how to configure these. > >>> > >>>I have googled around,....and just got more confused....... and played > >>>with linuxconf networking among other things, > >>>but I'm really just floundering here. > >>>Hope the formatting on this post is ok, I'm having to paste everything > >>>to open office, save as ms office doc, save to floppy, and paste to > >>>mozilla in windows, > >>>so I guess anything could happen. > >>> > >>>Sorry about the long post, I would have snipped dmesg, but I'm not sure > >>>what might be important. > >>> > >>> > >>>Thanks, > >>> Brian Connell. > >>> > >>># ifconfig returns.............. > >>> > >>>eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:40:F4:79:5E:61 > >>> inet addr:203.79.64.21 Bcast:203.79.64.255 > >>> > >>> > >Mask:255.255.255.0 > > > > > >>> UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 > >>> RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 > >>> TX packets:155 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 > >>> collisions:0 txqueuelen:100 > >>> RX bytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:14412 (14.0 Kb) > >>> Interrupt:11 Base address:0xf000 > >>> > >>>lo Link encap:Local Loopback > >>> inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0 > >>> UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1 > >>> RX packets:113 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 > >>> TX packets:113 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 > >>> collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 > >>> RX bytes:10908 (10.6 Kb) TX bytes:10908 (10.6 Kb) > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> bc]$ dmesg returns............. > >>>(snipped) > >>> > >>> > > > >
