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----- Original Message ----- From: "Josh Luthman" <j...@imaginenetworksllc.com> To: af@afmug.com Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2015 2:52:48 PM Subject: Re: [AFMUG] cable modem question As long as you're not my customer, yes. Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 On Wed, Jan 28, 2015 at 3:45 PM, That One Guy <thatoneguyst...@gmail.com> wrote: > So im golden for becoming the dick customer telling the tech what to do? > > On Wed, Jan 28, 2015 at 2:37 PM, Josh Luthman <j...@imaginenetworksllc.com > > wrote: > >> Sounds normal from what I remember, too. >> >> >> Josh Luthman >> Office: 937-552-2340 >> Direct: 937-552-2343 >> 1100 Wayne St >> Suite 1337 >> Troy, OH 45373 >> >> On Wed, Jan 28, 2015 at 3:36 PM, John Woodfield <john.woodfi...@jwcn.biz> >> wrote: >> >>> Yes, that is typical behavior for a cable modem. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> John Woodfield Delmarva WiFi http://www.delmarvawifi.com cell (410) >>> 708-1937 >>> >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: "That One Guy" <thatoneguyst...@gmail.com> >>> Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2015 3:34pm >>> To: "af@afmug.com" <af@afmug.com> >>> Subject: [AFMUG] cable modem question >>> >>> what i see with one provider is that when you start a cable modem it >>> is a DHCP server (motorola surfoboards) handing out a 192.168.100.x Ip >>> gatewaying to the management interface 192.168.100.1 of the modem. >>> After the device completes network entry it converts to a bridge and you >>> get your public IP space >>> i assume this is a common practice, but i dont know, we only deal with >>> one cable company around here. >>> I hate this joint because they MAC filter for static IP space, which if >>> fine and good, but its an up to 24 hour provisioning time to be able to >>> switch out a firewall. >>> So today we went to go swap one prior to the provision, and after we put >>> in our device and restarted their cable modem, it would never hand us >>> anything other than the internal management range from the modem, like it >>> never completed network entry. Called them, and their tech said he could >>> see the physical connection, but no MAC. I kept telling him it was getting >>> handed the management range from the surfboard, he kept assuring me the >>> modem was strictly a bridge and contained no DHCP server ever at any point. >>> I finally told him to reprovision the device in their system, he said it >>> wouldnt o any good but complied. After restart it completed entry and we >>> got public IP assignment. >>> I assume network entry isnt the correct term for cable modems being >>> configured once they register to the network. But is this how its supposed >>> to work where the modem is a dhcp server (I assume i router) until the >>> cableco says otherwise to it? Its how Ive always seen it happen. At home >>> once, after a flood of DMCA hits, they blacklisted my modem and this was >>> the behavior, like their system refused to let it enter and convert to a >>> bridge. >>> -- >>> All parts should go together without forcing. You must remember that >>> the parts you are reassembling were disassembled by you. Therefore, if you >>> can't get them together again, there must be a reason. By all means, do not >>> use a hammer. -- IBM maintenance manual, 1925 >>> >> >> > > > -- > All parts should go together without forcing. You must remember that the > parts you are reassembling were disassembled by you. Therefore, if you > can't get them together again, there must be a reason. By all means, do not > use a hammer. -- IBM maintenance manual, 1925 >
