I mentioned this before in another thread but if you are looking for a good linux firewall with alot of options I highly suggest www.e-smith.org. Unless you want to build it yourself and get down and dirty then thats cool too. P-K -----Original Message----- From: Tim Cutler Date: Wed, 27 Dec 2000 14:04:22 -0700 To: plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us Subject: Re: trouble connecting to @home cable modem > Network mask 255.255.248.0 is odd but is actually okay. > > And, I think I figured out my problem. > > Thanks to eveyone that responded. > > From the responses, I got the impression that what I had should work. What finally broke it through was that I downloaded a "ping" > program for my Mac and made sure that indeed one can ping the gateway (mental meltdown had taken place) and then made sure I could ping > my linux box from the Mac. Then I discovered I was confused about which port was eth0 and eth1 (operator error; color me stupid). And > then suddenly my linux box is on the internet. And now it's time to worry about firewalls and security. > > Thanks to you'all again. > > T > > Michael Sheldon wrote: > > > >>BTW, that network mask looks odd to me: > > > > 24.1.248.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.248.0 U 0 0 0 > > > > Most commonly it would be 255.255.255.0, but Cox told me that mine > > would be 255.255.255.128, and that works fine. Try setting it to > > 255.255.255.128.<< > > > > Cox uses various network segment sizes, so that netmask is not terribly > > surprising. My netmask for Cox is 255.255.254.0. Traditional network segment > > sizes are actually becoming uncommon. > > > > Michael J. Sheldon > > http://www.desertraven.com/ > > Make a fast friend, adopt a greyhound! > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: plug-discuss-admin@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us > > [mailto:plug-discuss-admin@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us]On Behalf Of Pete > > Buechler > > Sent: Wednesday, December 27, 2000 11:32 > > To: plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us > > Subject: Re: trouble connecting to @home cable modem > > > > I always configure my system statically. I have seen special articles > > on getting DHCP to work with Cox, apparently it is non-standard in some > > way (?). > > > > BTW, that network mask looks odd to me: > > > > 24.1.248.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.248.0 U 0 0 0 > > > > Most commonly it would be 255.255.255.0, but Cox told me that mine > > would be 255.255.255.128, and that works fine. Try setting it to > > 255.255.255.128. > > > > -- > > Pete Buechler > > Developer, SuSE Labs > > peterb@suse.com > > http://www.suse.com/~peterb > > > > ________________________________________________ > > See http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/navigator-mail.shtml if your mail doesn't post > > to the list quickly and you use Netscape to write mail. > > > > Plug-discuss mailing list - Plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us > > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > ________________________________________________ > > See http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/navigator-mail.shtml if your mail doesn't post to the list quickly and you use Netscape to write mail. > > > > Plug-discuss mailing list - Plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us > > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > ________________________________________________ > See http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/navigator-mail.shtml if your mail doesn't post to the list quickly and you use Netscape to write mail. > > Plug-discuss mailing list - Plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > -- Get your free email from www.linuxmail.org Powered by Outblaze