Cable Modem
Nye Walker
modem installed at my house (through Road Runner). I haven't seen any
articles pertaining to OpenBSD for use with a cable modem. I've read through
the faq, but still have a few questions.
It's my understanding that Road Runner uses dynamic ip addresses, I assume
with dhcp. What modifications need to be made in order to make the cable
modem work with OBSD. I've seen a few articles for linux on the subject, but
was wondering if the obsd configurations were any different.
Another thing I should mention is that they (the Road Runner people) gave me
a USB "F=MA Networks" 10/100 ethernet adapter. I haven't had much
experience with obsd yet, and don't know if the above adapter will work (or
even how to configure the USB stuff on unix. I've never had to before...).
It wouldn't be a big deal just buying a new NIC either, but I'm a student
and don't have a whole lot of money.
If anyone has road runner, might I ask what your configuration is and what
you had to do to get it working?
Any advice possible is greatly appreciated. Please no flames, I'm no unix
guru. Just point me in the right direction.
-Nye Walker
Jason Rennie
> with dhcp. What modifications need to be made in order to make the cable
> modem work with OBSD. I've seen a few articles for linux on the subject, but
> was wondering if the obsd configurations were any different.
The linux cable modem howto is probably a good place to start, seeing as
there isn't an obsd one yet. I belive it has a section on Road Runner.
Jason
Chris Roland
for dhcp and you should be set. About the current nic that you have, I have
no clue :/.
C.Roland
-----Original Message-----
From: owner...@openbsd.org [mailto:owner...@openbsd.org]On Behalf Of
Nye Walker
Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2000 2:17 PM
To: Misc List OpenBSD
Subject: Cable Modem
Pardon my inadequate knowledge on the subject, but I recently had a cable
modem installed at my house (through Road Runner). I haven't seen any
articles pertaining to OpenBSD for use with a cable modem. I've read through
the faq, but still have a few questions.
It's my understanding that Road Runner uses dynamic ip addresses, I assume
with dhcp. What modifications need to be made in order to make the cable
modem work with OBSD. I've seen a few articles for linux on the subject, but
was wondering if the obsd configurations were any different.
Another thing I should mention is that they (the Road Runner people) gave me
Michael C. Ibarra
> Pardon my inadequate knowledge on the subject, but I recently had a
> cable
> modem installed at my house (through Road Runner). I haven't seen any
> articles pertaining to OpenBSD for use with a cable modem. I've read
> through
> the faq, but still have a few questions.
Depends on what you wish to do with your server. Will it become
a firewall/NAT box? Webserver? Mailserver? etc. There really is
no such thing as compatibilty between any OS and any given ISP's
service, compatibility is only from whatever application they
provide you to configure your modem/router, ending mostly there.
I would use some windoze box to configure your modem/router then
replace it with an obsd box.
>
> It's my understanding that Road Runner uses dynamic ip addresses, I
> assume
> with dhcp. What modifications need to be made in order to make the cable
> modem work with OBSD. I've seen a few articles for linux on the subject,
> but
> was wondering if the obsd configurations were any different.
Nothing really, just enable dhcp client. If you plan to turn this
box into a firewall/NAT box, make your rules using the interface
name not the IP address for that device, otherwise it will not
work since your IP address will/may always be different.
>
> Another thing I should mention is that they (the Road Runner people)
> gave me
> a USB "F=MA Networks" 10/100 ethernet adapter. I haven't had much
> experience with obsd yet, and don't know if the above adapter will work
> (or
> even how to configure the USB stuff on unix. I've never had to
> before...).
Don't know, perhaps someone else on this list can help you with
that one, more than likely does work though.
> It wouldn't be a big deal just buying a new NIC either, but I'm a
> student
> and don't have a whole lot of money.
>
> If anyone has road runner, might I ask what your configuration is and
> what
> you had to do to get it working?
>
> Any advice possible is greatly appreciated. Please no flames, I'm no
> unix
> guru. Just point me in the right direction.
>
> -Nye Walker
>
>
Good luck,
-mike
Michael C. Ibarra
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