OT: ATTBI cable modem replacements

[James Dorr]

My Terayan TJ615 has a built in web server to gain entrance into the config
settings, which is using the private class C address of 192.168.0.1.  It has
no DHCP server running, but it is capable of obtaining an IP address for my
firewall box.  I think that is standard for cable modems, but I have been
known to be wrong ;-)  I missed the rest of the discussion.


James Dorr
james.dorr at jdlinux.dyn.ee


----- Original Message -----
From: "Matthew J. Brodeur" <mbrodeur at NextTime.com>
To: "GNHLUG Discussion" <gnhlug-discuss at mail.gnhlug.org>
Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2003 9:06 AM
Subject: Re: OT: ATTBI cable modem replacements


> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
> Hash: SHA1
>
> On Sun, 12 Jan 2003, Greg Kettmann wrote:
>
> > He said the new cable modems are capable of giving out addresses (they
> > have a DHCP server running).  He connected his Linksys and PC up to the
> > new cable modem, which has an IP address of 192.168.100.1, with NO
> > connection to the cable system.
>
>    It's not directly related to the issue at hand, but the GI/Motorola
> modems have been doing this for a while.  At least my GI SB3100 and
> Motorola SB4100 both had DHCP and a web server built in.
>    There are two points to note about this.  One is that if you try to
> grab a lease on your PC/router before the modem syncs with the cable
> system, you'll get an address that won't get you anywhere.  OTOH you can
> add an alias such as 192.168.100.xx _after_ getting a good lease and be
> able to talk to your CM.  The information on the built-in web server can
> be quite useful in tracking down connection problems.  The "Addresses"
> page (on a 4100), for example, tells one which CPE MACs have been seen,
> and in what order.  In some (all?) cases, only the first one in the list
> will actually be able to get out.
>
>
> - --
> Matthew J. Brodeur                                             RHCE, GSEC
> MBrodeur at NextTime.com                             http://www.NextTime.com
>
> Show respect for age.  Drink good Scotch for a change.
> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
> Version: GnuPG v1.2.0 (GNU/Linux)
>
> iD8DBQE+JBlsc8/WFSz+GKMRAjcOAJ9w1SB5jSuirqSlHW1GEmzkqf56HACgqaGo
> qFF7+lGo6K8krqxJSKAwSsw=
> =mYEn
> -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
>
> _______________________________________________
> gnhlug-discuss mailing list
> gnhlug-discuss at mail.gnhlug.org
> http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss
>