Re: Cable Modems??

2002-09-10 Thread David Lane
Your right , I'm sorry.Just came home from work when I posted that and just wasn't thinking... David Lane - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-newbie" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More

Re: Cable Modems??

2002-09-09 Thread Hal MacArgle
Greetings Gentlemen: Thanks much for the responses, I have the info I need to go further with this if my son is really interested.. His IP4v is 68.x.x.x, and my running DiG has answered most of the other questions.. I don't want to go futher and possibly compromise anything.. I've learned a lot w

Re: Cable Modems??

2002-09-09 Thread Hal MacArgle
On Sun, Sep 08, 2002 at 11:44:00AM -0700, Ray Olszewski wrote: > Hal -- Without some details, I doubt anyone here is going to be able to > help you. To the extent that the problems derive from details of Windows XP > well, this is a Linux list, so I doubt we'll be of much help at that > le

Re: Cable Modems??

2002-09-09 Thread John Amdor III
On the other hand, if he DOES have a non-private routable IP address, by posting it to the list he will invite all manner of 'helpful' attempts to crack his network. The non-routeable addresses or private IP addresses according to RFC 1918 fall in the ranges of: 10.0.0.0 - 10.255.255.255 172

Re: Cable Modems??

2002-09-08 Thread David Lane
Ping is definitely NOT obsolete.Before I speculate too much you should post the IP address you are trying to ping or telnet to.Most cable and DSL modems contain their own IP's that are in the private range.If your trying to ping or telnet to one of those you can give it up,the user can but you on

Re: Cable Modems??

2002-09-08 Thread Ray Olszewski
Hal -- Without some details, I doubt anyone here is going to be able to help you. To the extent that the problems derive from details of Windows XP ... well, this is a Linux list, so I doubt we'll be of much help at that level in any case. First, what is the address? How stable is it? (What I

Cable Modems??

2002-09-08 Thread Hal MacArgle
Greetings: In the country we'll probably never have a cable modem but my son does and that opens the query box as to how I can learn more about them and their use.. He gave me his IPv4 address, which is, to me, odd that it's Class A, and I used 'nslookup' and 'DiG' to get his human address.. Try