router problem

[Timothy Payne]

On Sat, 2004-11-20 at 16:33 -0800, Gerhard Magnus wrote:
> My DSL Gateway modem (Actiontec) developed hardware problems recently.
> In the meantime, I've rented another DSL modem from the
> phone company.  As the rented DSL modem has only a single Ethernet port,
> I've connected a router to it and then connected my two boxes to the
> router.
> 
> My two machines are dual booting Windows and Linux.  With Windows running
> on both boxes I was able to use the CD that came with the router to
> configure it.  I now have Internet and local network access on both
> machines running Windows.  I'm assuming this means that the new modem and
> router are both configured correctly.
> 
> I have been unable to make the same connectivity work with Linux.  Some of
> this may be due to settings I made to the Linux software and then lost
> track of during the lengthy process of troubleshooting the problem with
> the first (broken) modem.
> 
> During system initialization on one of the boxes (PuteA) I get this
> message:
> Starting lpd 2004-11-20-15:10: PuteA Get_local_host: 'localhost' IP
> address not available.
> 
> When I try to ssh to another system from the command line I get this
> message:
> temporary failure in name resolution
> 
> I can't ping the modem (192.168.0.1) or the router (192.168.1.1).
> 
> When I shut down the system, I get this message:
> Stopping lpd failed.
> 
> Any advice on how to proceed?
> 
> I'm also curious about why the Actiontec modem failed -- if it was
> something I was doing then I'd like to avoid it happening again.  As
> people from the outside (my ISP, the phone company, tech support in
> India) were able to access the modem, Internet connectivity was working.
> The concensus seems to be something failed with the router-side of this
> device.  Has anyone had similar problems?  What are my chances of getting
> the modem repaired?  (I've had it since 4/03 and the warranty was
> expired.)  And if I should be looking for a replacement does anyone have
> recommendations?  And just how fragile are these things?
> 
> Thanks for the help!
> Jerry Magnus
> 
Do you have a static IP on your DSL line?  If not Fedora should find the
net if set to DHCP if you have your router set up correctly.  On my
static IP lines the "modem" was set to bridging mode to just pass
everything through to the router.

On the "modem" there is nothing to repair, something in a board failed
so toss it.  It's all made in China so what can you say.  I pay less
than 2 bucks a month to Comcast Cable for mine at home.

Tim...

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