Re: DSL configuration on Linux - help

[Matthew Saltzman <mjs ces clemson edu>]

On Sat, 22 Sep 2001, Hal Burgiss wrote:

> On Sat, Sep 22, 2001 at 08:47:23PM +0000, vijay singh wrote:
> >
> >    Hello,  I  have  connected  my  Linux box to the DSL gateway using the
> >    Ethernet adaptor I have. The interface comes up fine but I am not able
> >    to  ping  to the address on the interface. I have configured it to use
> >    DHCP.  The diagnostics from the gateway say the PC to DSL interface is
> >    down.  What could be wrong? The diagnostics also say that the routable
> >    interface  on  the  DSl  is  USB.  I would appreciate any help in this
>
> If the gateway thinks it's using USB, and you are using ethernet, I
> don't see this working :/ Have you tried changing that? Could it be a
> cabling problem? You might also mention what 'gateway' this is, and
> what service provider as these things can vary from one to the other
> quite a bit.

He did say it was Telocity (in the last line, which you clipped.
Telocity uses two different router boxes.  Type I (beige box) is a
standard chipset, but I can't recall exactly what it is.  Type II (grey
monolith) is a custom chipset.

Vijay, when you say diagnostics, how are you getting them?  What happens
when you try to visit http://10.5.1.2 in Netscape?  What happens when you
bring the Linux box's eth0 up ("ifup eth0")?  Does it DHCP correctly?
What does "ifconfig" report?  Hal is right about the cable too--are you
sure the computer/gateway cable is good?  Does it work in another context?

Have you called Telocity tech support yet?  They usually can help at least
somewhat with Linux.  If you get stuck with them, come back and tell us
how far you got.

-- 
		Matthew Saltzman

Clemson University Math Sciences
mjs clemson edu
http://www.math.clemson.edu/~mjs