dhclient / dhcpcd && cable modem
Architecture 1 : X86
MandrakeLinux Version Mandrake Linux 9.1 (Bamboo)
Subcategory Networking *
Question text
I recently had the exact same problem and I\'ve worked my tail
off the last two weeks trying to get Mandrake 9.1 and dhclient / dhcpcd to
work with my cable modem.
I found TONS of people with the exact same problem on the internet using
Google, Mandrake Club, Mandrake Expert, and even Redhat\'s newsgroups. But I
found no answers. So now that I have the answer, I want it spread FAR AND
WIDE so that no one goes through the hell that I just went through.
My problem was very well described by others especially:
http://www.mandrakeclub.com/modules....Forum&file=vie
wtopic&topic=7486&forum=10
and
http://www.mandrakeclub.com/modules....Forum&file=vie
wtopic&topic=7486&forum=10
and
http://www.mandrakeexpert.com/showarchive.php?arc=62608
My only additions are as follows: The problem is not fixed by changing
distributions and using Redhat, or Slackware, or Suse. They all have this
problem. It also doesn\'t matter if you use dhclient or dhcpcd or pump.
(Though pump is a little nicer.) They all have this problem.
Secondly it\'s not just Mandrake 9.1 that has the problem. My old box had
Mandrake 6.2 and, although it worked for three years without too many
problems, it often completely hung and crashed when I tried to fetch an IP
from Comcast\'s DHCP server.
So the answer? The answer to my problem was the cable modem. The old model
\"Tail Fin\" aka \"Shark Fin\" aka 3Com POS is not friendly with linux.
My old cable modem had very old firmware and although it is possible to
upgrade firmware, Comcast put a password on the SNMP connection. So that
option was not open to me.
I lease my modem so I had the wife march down to Comcast\'s office and demand,
(she\'s really good at that :-), a new modem. I ordered her to demand either
a Surfboard (Motorola) or any RCA model. Comcast explained that they didn\'t
have any new modems and she had to accept whatever they give her. Secondly
they said that the Surfboard modems won\'t work \"in my area\". No clue why.
Well the wife went off on the creep. And voila. I\'ve got an RCA DCM305
modem and it works. No hitches. No problems.
Please please feel free to email me if you\'ve got this DHCP problem. I can
help.
-Ed.
