Re: [gentoo-user] Frontier ADSL modem and IP address

[Dale]

Jack wrote:
> On 2019.12.30 18:21, Dale wrote:
>>
>>>> To be honest, it doesn't seem to change from when I'm hooked to the
>>>> older hardware. I dunno.
> I just noticed this.  If you are not completely resetting the PCs
> connection info when swapping between the two different routers, you
> will definitely have problems.  I might even resort to a 30:30:30
> reset of the router (I'd have to look up the details myself), be sure
> your PC knows it is disconnected from network, reconnect, and see if
> this info resets.  I'd consider not just doing an ip down ip up type
> reset, but using the open-rc or systemd incantation to restart the
> network service completely.  (The extreme version would be a reboot,
> but that sounds too MS.)

Well, I restart it this way.  /etc/init.d/net.eth1 restart  From my
understanding, that should reset it and make it renegotiate the
connection.  It could be that the puter is telling the modem to use the
same old address.  If it is, should work.  We know about that word
should tho.  What gets me, the data transfer.  That's what makes me
think the way you are.  I can't say you're wrong because it makes
sense.  I would think it would reset the data transfer numbers.


>> >>
>> >> Open to ideas if anyone has some. 
>> > Can you get to the internet?  If so, then a traceroute might show
>> > where the packets think they are going.  If not, then you may not have
>> > a proper connection between the router and PC.  Those mismatched
>> > network numbers could be the issue.  (I don't know if you are sending
>> > these messages using that connection, or sending from another device.)
>> >>
>> >> Dale
>> > Jack
>>
>> Right now, I'm on my old hardware.  When I hook up the new, to me,
>> hardware, I have to disconnect the old hardware.  If nothing else, I
>> was concerned both might have the same address, both being modems
>> basically, and would result in a conflict.  When I connect to the new
>> hardware, I can't get anywhere, yet.  The DSL signal is there since
>> the light is on but it can't connect since I can't access it to give
>> it the user/password info. 
> You can plug the new router (power) but NOT connect it to the DSL
> line.  That way, you can connect your computer to it to play with the
> IP address issues, and then just reconnect your PC to the old router
> (still connected to the outside world) to communicate.  Probably a bit
> less effort to switch back and forth that way.
>
> Bizarre new thought: have you tried putting the IPV6 address from
> ifconfig into the browser?

Since I have to unhook the phone line anyway, It's just moving one
ethernet cable.  The way I start out with a new modem, I hook the puter
straight to the modem, bypass the router.  One reason I do that, no
chance of conflict.  It's the wait for the DSL light and such that takes
a while. 


>>
>> I've never ran into this before.  Usually when I buy a modem or a
>> router, I can eventually find it without even googling for the IP. 
>> Generally the ones listed above will get me to the new device.  This
>> one, has me stumped.  Either it is broke somehow or it has one
>> strange ip address. 
> Being broke is certainly a possibility, but I'm thinking more that the
> router and PC just aren't getting in sync rather than a strange router
> setting.  Another reason to try a factory reset on the router, not
> just a power cycle.
>>
>> Thanks for the help.  Maybe I'll find gold at some point.  ;-)
>>
>> Dale
>>
>> :-)  :-) 

I'm hoping you are right.  It was cheap and the seller said he would
refund since he couldn't test it.  Still, I'd rather it work.  That's
why I bought it.  ;-)

Now let us hope.

Dale

:-)  :-)