trouble connecting to @home cable modem

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-----Original Message-----
From: Tim Cutler <timcutler@home.com>
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
> >
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