Re: [opensuse] ADSL Modem Manual

2007-01-27 Thread John Pierce
Well, I will give all of these a try tomorrow, as I am at work until midnight and back again a 0800 tomorrow. The joys of a correctional facility. John -- Registered Linux User 263680, get counted at http://counter.li.org -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-ma

Re: [opensuse] ADSL Modem Manual

2007-01-27 Thread Joe Morris (NTM)
John Pierce wrote: > Thank you all for your input, I had plans on configuring the router to > listen on a nonstandard port and forward it to the standard port on > the linux box. Considering that this is a dumb modem I think you are > correct to enable the firewall and disable the root login. > >

Re: [opensuse] ADSL Modem Manual

2007-01-27 Thread John Pierce
Thank you all for your input, I had plans on configuring the router to listen on a nonstandard port and forward it to the standard port on the linux box. Considering that this is a dumb modem I think you are correct to enable the firewall and disable the root login. John -- Registered Linux User

Re: [opensuse] ADSL Modem Manual

2007-01-27 Thread Carl Hartung
On Sat January 27 2007 17:24, John Pierce wrote: > When I set the machine up, during the install I disabled the firewall > and left the ssh server daemon running. I am guessing that the isp > has the port blocked. I was going to send him to grc.com and have him > do a port scan and see what the r

Re: [opensuse] ADSL Modem Manual

2007-01-27 Thread John Pierce
When I set the machine up, during the install I disabled the firewall and left the ssh server daemon running. I am guessing that the isp has the port blocked. I was going to send him to grc.com and have him do a port scan and see what the results are. John -- Registered Linux User 263680, get c

Re: [opensuse] ADSL Modem Manual

2007-01-27 Thread M Harris
On Saturday 27 January 2007 15:59, M Harris wrote: > On Saturday 27 January 2007 15:53, John Pierce wrote: > > Ok, I found out from dslreports.com that the E2012 is a dumb modem, it > > has to have a router behind it.  When the computer was hooked up it > > got its configuration from the isp and th

Re: [opensuse] ADSL Modem Manual

2007-01-27 Thread M Harris
On Saturday 27 January 2007 15:53, John Pierce wrote: > Ok, I found out from dslreports.com that the E2012 is a dumb modem, it > has to have a router behind it.  When the computer was hooked up it > got its configuration from the isp and the modem is, I guess, kinda > like a bridge. That's

Re: [opensuse] ADSL Modem Manual

2007-01-27 Thread John Pierce
Ok, I found out from dslreports.com that the E2012 is a dumb modem, it has to have a router behind it. When the computer was hooked up it got its configuration from the isp and the modem is, I guess, kinda like a bridge. John -- Registered Linux User 263680, get counted at http://counter.li.org

Re: [opensuse] ADSL Modem Manual

2007-01-27 Thread Carl Hartung
On Sat January 27 2007 14:35, John Pierce wrote: > M. Harris and Carl, the machine was configured to use dhcp for its ip, > he has no problem getting connected. They set that part up for him, I > want to be able to open the firewall and allow me to ssh into his > computer as he has a sound driver

Re: [opensuse] ADSL Modem Manual

2007-01-27 Thread M Harris
On Saturday 27 January 2007 14:32, you wrote: > I have the firewall on the linux box disabled, the problem is the > firewall built into the dsl modem, it will not allow the ssh > connection. Yikes! ... now we're getting somewhere... Here is my recommend... send the dsl modem back (

Re: [opensuse] ADSL Modem Manual

2007-01-27 Thread Patrick Shanahan
* John Pierce <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [01-27-07 15:32]: > I have the firewall on the linux box disabled, the problem is the > firewall built into the dsl modem, it will not allow the ssh > connection. Not sure but believe that your Motorola dsl-modem is the same that I setup for one of my wife's frien

Re: [opensuse] ADSL Modem Manual

2007-01-27 Thread John Pierce
I have the firewall on the linux box disabled, the problem is the firewall built into the dsl modem, it will not allow the ssh connection. John -- Registered Linux User 263680, get counted at http://counter.li.org -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAI

Re: [opensuse] ADSL Modem Manual

2007-01-27 Thread M Harris
On Saturday 27 January 2007 13:35, John Pierce wrote: > I am sure that his machine would give up the default gateway with > ifconfig, but I would like to be able to talk him through the menus > and options to change his firewall configuration in the modem. No problem... I do this for my dau

Re: [opensuse] ADSL Modem Manual

2007-01-27 Thread John Pierce
M. Harris and Carl, the machine was configured to use dhcp for its ip, he has no problem getting connected. They set that part up for him, I want to be able to open the firewall and allow me to ssh into his computer as he has a sound driver issue and it would be easier for me to fix it than expla

Re: [opensuse] ADSL Modem Manual

2007-01-27 Thread Carl Hartung
On Sat January 27 2007 14:06, John Pierce wrote: > Hello, this is probably not the best place to ask, but I will anyway. > My son is running opensuse 10.2 on his computer, he lives in indiana > and just got dsl. They gave him the following modem and left him with > no manual. > > Make: Next Level

Re: [opensuse] ADSL Modem Manual

2007-01-27 Thread M Harris
On Saturday 27 January 2007 13:06, John Pierce wrote: > Hello, this is probably not the best place to ask, but I will anyway. > My son is running opensuse 10.2 on his computer, he lives in indiana > and just got dsl.  They gave him the following modem and left him with > no manual. > > Make:  Next

[opensuse] ADSL Modem Manual

2007-01-27 Thread John Pierce
Hello, this is probably not the best place to ask, but I will anyway. My son is running opensuse 10.2 on his computer, he lives in indiana and just got dsl. They gave him the following modem and left him with no manual. Make: Next Level Communications Model #: E2012 I would like to be able to