Re: [TCLUG:10518] Configuring MediaOne internet access

[Dave Erickson <gsa700xxx@mediaone.net>]

Mike Glaser wrote:
> 
> Is anyone out there using MediaOne two way internet service? I got
> set up with it this week and I cannot really get it to do anything
> under linux. I have everything humming along pretty smoothly under
> Win98 but I would like to learn how to set up a linux firewall and
> have that machine connected to the service.
> 
> I had quite the adventure setting up a second ethernet card (Linksys
> LNE100TX) but I got that going now and I am ready to try and get all
> of the internet services going on the server/firewall before trying
> to get them running on the other PC's on the LAN.
> 
> The PC I am trying to get going with linux now dual boots Win98 and
> RedHat 6.0. Everything is working ok under Windows - even for all
> other PC's on the LAN via the Wingate proxy server. Here is what I
> had to do to get things going for Windows:
> 1) Configure TCP/IP to obtain a static IP address.
> 2) Disable DNS
> 3) Remove all gateways
> 4) Enable WINS resolution and check 'Use DHCP for WINS Resolution'
> 
> That was it, it had only taken about 5 minutes to setup. No software
> was installed and I do not need to log-in to MediaOne to use the
> service. My other ethernet card I assigned a static IP to
> (192.168.0.1) so it can talk to my LAN. This NIC is connected to a
> hub, while the other goes into the cable modem.
> 
> When I boot to linux eth0 (cable) and eth1 (LAN) come up ok. I can
> ping or telnet to another host on the LAN ok, and I seem to be able
> to do the same to other hosts on the MediaOne subnet if I use an IP
> number - names do not work (because DNS isn't being used I guess).
> 
> Netscape is dead, unless I type in an IP for another system on the
> subnet (like 24.31.31.15 I found a host with a web server up via nmap
> and when I went to it the default RedHat/Apache welcome page sprung
> up!) Actually, I am playing with this as I speak. If I enter the IP
> for Slashdot intead of the name, the text comes up but non of the
> pictures. When I do the same for Excite, I get nothing. I tried
> several other sites that I knew the IP numbers for and they did
> appear to come up ok. Things are hit and miss.
> 
> I would imagine that the problem has to do with not using DNS. I
> really know little about it and less about WINS which is what is set
> up for Windows. Is there some way to use WINS through linux??
> 
> Any help would be appreciated. I have found some resources on using
> the MediaOne RoadRunner service with linux on the net, but everything
> I found appears to be somewhat dated and from users on either the
> West or East coast and it appears that they all need to 'log-in' to
> media one in some way, shape, form to use the service. I do not need
> to do that here.
> 
> Thank-you,
> Mike Glaser
> 

Fist off, I use Debian so for me all I did was: "apt-get install dhcpcd"
Now that thats out of the way I did try RedHat 6.0 once and during the
install it gives you the option to set up your network with "dhcp" that
is what you need for the two way then it will grab an IP when you boot
just like in W*n9x.

Hope this helps.....

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