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I have recently been attempting to connect to Roadrunner cable using my |
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Linux box. |
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According to their login instructions, it should be possible to connect |
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it to the service without requiring a password (Roadrunner systems |
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apparently used to have a custom login script which made Linux installs |
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even more of a pain. |
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I have successfully emerged dhcpd. I have not attempted to put dhcpd in |
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my startup scripts. |
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First, after plugging in the cable box and typing adsl-stop to |
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disconnect my adsl connection, running ifconfig yields the following: |
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eth1 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:04:5A:5E:42:FE |
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inet6 addr: fe80::204:5aff:fe5e:42fe/64 Scope:Link |
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UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 |
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RX packets:1777 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 |
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TX packets:1912 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 |
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collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 |
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RX bytes:1249796 (1.1 Mb) TX bytes:232302 (226.8 Kb) |
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Interrupt:11 Base address:0xe800 |
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lo Link encap:Local Loopback |
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inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0 |
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inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host |
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UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1 |
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RX packets:14 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 |
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TX packets:14 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 |
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collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 |
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RX bytes:700 (700.0 b) TX bytes:700 (700.0 b) |
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I have a broken eth0 connection on the motherboard which is disabled, so |
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this info is correct. |
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I then edit /etc/conf.d/net as follows: |
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#iface_eth1="up" --- added # to comment out the config required by |
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rp-pppoe |
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config_eth1=( "dhcp" ) --- added the dhcp configuration required by |
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the cable modem, |
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running the command /etc/init.d/net.eth1 start yields the following: |
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* Starting eth1 |
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* Bringing up eth1 |
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* dhcp |
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* Running dhcpcd ... |
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[ ok ] |
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* eth1 received address 24.88.247.205 |
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ifconfig now reports |
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eth1 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:04:5A:5E:42:FE |
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inet addr:24.88.247.205 Bcast:255.255.255.255 |
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Mask:255.255.255.0 |
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inet6 addr: fe80::204:5aff:fe5e:42fe/64 Scope:Link |
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UP BROADCAST NOTRAILERS RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 |
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RX packets:6340 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 |
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TX packets:1914 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 |
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collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 |
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RX bytes:1530454 (1.4 Mb) TX bytes:232952 (227.4 Kb) |
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Interrupt:11 Base address:0xe800 |
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lo Link encap:Local Loopback |
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inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0 |
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inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host |
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UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1 |
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RX packets:20 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 |
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TX packets:20 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 |
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collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 |
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RX bytes:1266 (1.2 Kb) TX bytes:1266 (1.2 Kb) |
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Here's where I get a little stuck. My internet programs are not |
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recognising this eth1 connection. What step do I need to perform in |
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order to get the internet connection working? |
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Thanks in advance |
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Jeff Cranmer |
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