[Thu, Nov 01, 2001 at 09:06:15AM -0700] Michael Patterson : > The cablemodem setup still isn't working
Are you using dhcpcd on a 'Potato' box ? Can you purge the dhcpcd package and instead, install dhcp-client ? > seems to have something to do with dhcpcd dhcpcd never worked for me and another thing which you have to note is that the modem at your end has already acquired an IP from the cable server head. In your case, dhcpcd is not getting the dynamic IP assigned to your cable modem or maybe it is your stock kernel which has to be blamed in not letting thru a certain packet. > went back to a fixed IP address, removed DHCP, and it worked Please do note that dhcpcd and dhcp-client are two different packages. Another thing is that, please insert the CONFIG_FILTER module for debian stock kernels from one of the kernel image debs. If you are brewing your own kernels, then compile in CONFIG_FILTER under 'Networking' options. You would also like to read under the kernel source tree, the following note 'Documentation/networking/filter.txt'. I could never get dhcp-client to acquire the IP from my cable modem if I disabled this option while compiling my kernel. So watch out and read docs related to this....YMMV. > New machine, linux instead of windows, and a different cable > connection (different location in house). Any idea on how to test > where the bottleneck is ? I have observed no speed differences between OSes; maybe M$ would have negotiated a secret deal wherein the modem manufacturer would have embedded a secret layer which communicates with Win 9x better, Hehe ;-) -- ragOO, VU2RGU http://gnuhead.net.dhis.org/ GPG: 1024D/F1624A6E Helping to keep the Air-Waves FREE Amateur Radio Helping to keep your Software FREE the GNU Project Helping to keep the W W W FREE Debian GNU/${kernel}