new cable modem - and problems

[Matt Cahill]

Wednesday, September 22, 2004, 2:53:36 PM, you wrote:

JK> Matt Cahill wrote:
>> Wednesday, September 22, 2004, 12:10:13 PM, you wrote:
>> 
>> JK> I'm on Rogers, with the SB5100 and it works fine.  Can you connect to
>> JK> the modem status page at http://192.168.100.1?  Also, I believe that if
>> JK> you press the standby switch (the one on the top of the modem, also make
>> JK> sure that the modem is not currently in standby), the modem will act as
>> JK> a dhcp server.  Also, that modem web page contains info, that may help
>> JK> in resolving your problem.
>> 
>> 
>>  James,
>> 
>>    Good points.  I'll check it out when I get home.  What kinda p's me
>>    is that, although the technician left the box & cables that came w/
>>    the modem, there was no instruction booklet.  Thus, the 'standby
>>    switch' has only been revealed to me now :)
>> 
>>    Regarding the modem status page, I'm assuming that any browser will
>>    do?

JK> Yes, I use Konqueror.  Maybe you should ask Rogers for a manual etc.



 James,

 Still no luck.  I tried browsing to http://192.168.100.1, but I might
 as well have been browsing any other website - no connection.

 More info:  I'm using dhcp/dhcp-client.  Would switching to dhcpd
 make any difference (probably not, but I'm starting to run out of
 options here)?

 This is the error I get when running '/sbin/dhcp eth0' (or 'networking
 restart'):

 #-----

 DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 6
 "                                              "interval 15
 "etc..."

 No DHCPOFFERS received

 No working leases in persistent database.

 #-----


 The PC Activity light on the modem flickers when the computer tries
 to access the DHCP server, but it never remains solid
 (I take it that yellow is the right colour?).

 Lastly, when I re-installed a different version of dhcp, I noticed
 that there were passive errors (as opposed to show-stoppers)
 regarding my locale settings...apparently it can't find some of them.
 Not sure if this has anything to do with anything, but I thought I'd
 put it out there.

 Anyhoo, if anyone can suggest anything, I'm all ears.  My next
 attempt will be to bring home a bootable Linux CD (Knoppix or
 Mandrake Move) and see whether I can connect via that route (which
 would prove/rule-out a configuration problem with Libranet).

 Cheers,

 Matt

 

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Matt Cahill
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