[Gllug] Setting up ntl cable modem/DHCP?

[Martin Stevens]

The other thing you might wnat to check is if you can get to the
embedded webserver for the cable modem.

On Sun, Apr 21, 2002 at 10:41:18AM +0100, james at soon.co.uk wrote:
> Hi
> 
> I think I could be tantalisingly close to getting a cable modem up and
> running with my Debian box (Woody on a Compaq Professional Workstation
> 5000 PPro SMP) if I could just get my DHCP client to talk to my cable
> operator's DHCP server.
> 
> The story so far:
> 
> *Cable Modem side - My cable operator is ntl (England, SE London/Kent)
> I know that the line in to my home, the set top box (Pace DITV-1000
> Phase 1b) and the cat5 UTP (crossover) cable to my Debian box is
> working. This is because an ntl installation technician has connected
> to the service using his laptop. When I have tried to connect my
> Debian box I know the service is available because of the info on the
> “user information“ screen I can display on my TV.
> 
> *My Debian Box - I believe that my Ethernet card is set-up OK because
> when using “dmesg | more“ I can find:
> 
> ThunderLAN driver v1.14a
> TLAN: eth0 irq=20, io=1400,
> Compaq Netelligent Integrated 10/100 TX UTP, Rev. 16
> TLAN: 1 device installed, PCI: 1 EISA: 0
> 
> Also when I run “ifconfig“ I get:
> 
> eth0
> Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:80:5F:C1:55:40  
> UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
> RX packets:27288 errors:8 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:8
> TX packets:35281 errors:26 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:26
> collisions:1536 txqueuelen:100 
> RX bytes:3840126 (3.6 MiB)  TX bytes:3130668 (2.9 MiB)
> Interrupt:20 Base address:0x1400 
> 
> lo        
> Link encap:Local Loopback  
> UP LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU:16436  Metric:1
> RX packets:9195 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
> TX packets:9195 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
> collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 
> RX bytes:3010625 (2.8 MiB)  TX bytes:3010625 (2.8 MiB)
> 
> For what its worth I am also getting a solid green and flashing amber
> LEDs on the card, unfortunately I don't have a home network or other
> Ethernets devices I can use to test it.
> 
> The DHCP client software I am using is chcp3-client v3.0+3.0.1r when I
> run the “dhclient“ command I get the following:
> 
> Listening on LPF/eth0/00:80:5f:c1:55:40
> Sending on   LPF/eth0/00:80:5f:c1:55:40
> Listening on LPF/lo/
> Sending on   LPF/lo/
> Sending on   Socket/fallback
> DHCPDISCOVER on lo to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 4
> DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 3
> DHCPDISCOVER on lo to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 8
> DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 4
> DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 11
> DHCPDISCOVER on lo to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 10
> DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 12
> DHCPDISCOVER on lo to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 21
> DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 11
> DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 9
> DHCPDISCOVER on lo to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 12
> DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 11
> DHCPDISCOVER on lo to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 6
> No DHCPOFFERS received.
> No working leases in persistent database - sleeping.
> 
> Tried the “dhclient -s“ option on the two ntl DNS address' listed in
> “DHCP mini-HOWTO“ and the “STB IP addr“ of my box but still no joy.
> 
> Ntl do not officially support Linux and getting any form of in-depth
> technical information out of them is almost impossible. But the “DHCP
> mini-HOWTO“ and anecdotal evidence from a conversation with the ntl
> installation technician (unfortunately he don't know how) indicate that
> a Linux box can be connected.
> 
> I would be very grateful if anyone could give me some pointers as to
> what I am missing or getting wrong.
> 
> Thanks in advance
> 
> James
> 
> 
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