Re: Gateway doesn't work.

[Sam Neth <sam neth com>]

Eric Lundberg wrote:
> 
> Are you using the windows machine as the gateway or the linux box?  I would
> guess the linux box since you're posting here. :)  But if not and you just
> want to use it as a machine on the net, do you have a login program for
> your cable modem (if one is required like: rrlogin.c for the Roadrunner
> system as implemented by toshiba) or the appropriate client running for you
> type of connection (dhcpcd for dhcp ethernet?)
> 

No - cable modem is gateway.  I don't believe I can telnet to it- I think
it's pretty dumb.  It's a Com21.  Anybody know?  I think they left me the
manual- I'll try to find it.

> If you are trying to use the linux box as the gateway and since you are
> using a cable modem for access I imagine that you want to masq the packets
> (since typically the cable companies are stingy about giving out more than
> one IP for free) If so do you have the Masqing modules compiled in and
> loading at startup?  And do you have the IP forwarding rules setup
> correctly?  There is a mini-howto on linux IP Masqing that I found to be
> very usefull which is on all the standard sites.
> 

I have read this, and may go that way down the road.  I'm currently paying
(out the nose) for 2 extra IPs, but I want the POP accounts that come with
them, so it's ok for now.  When I get this Linux stuff all figured out
and start running a mail server that may change, of course.

> Also how do you have the network setup (Cable modem to hub, to all the
> machines, or what?)

Yes- modem and all machines hooked to one hub.  

> 
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