router connect to cable modem (need login or not?)

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router connect to cable modem (need login or not?) sam 06-18-2006
Posted by sam on June 18, 2006, 10:16 pm
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Hi,

I joined a cable Internet service here with Telstra at Sydeny. I was
given an installation CD, user name and password to login the cable modem.

I found that if I don't login with the correct the login id and
password, I m not able to get thru (ping) any outside website in the
Internet. But ipconfig in windows shown that I was assigned a public IP
address, DNS server, and default gateway IP to the system. Even with
this configuration, I m still not able to get thru the Internet if I
don't login with a correct ID and password.

When I configure a freebsd router connect to this cable modem, how can I
assign a login id and password to the cable modem? This setup seems
similar to connect to a bridge mode ADSL modem, in which I configured a
freebsd router with pppoe login and password in the pppd.conf file.
I wonder if I need to do the same thing to connect to this cable modem.
The cable modem is a Motorola (without wifi).

Your response is much appreciated.

Sam

Posted by sam on June 18, 2006, 10:38 pm
sam wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I joined a cable Internet service here with Telstra at Sydeny. I was
> given an installation CD, user name and password to login the cable modem.
>
> I found that if I don't login with the correct the login id and
> password, I m not able to get thru (ping) any outside website in the
> Internet. But ipconfig in windows shown that I was assigned a public IP
> address, DNS server, and default gateway IP to the system. Even with
> this configuration, I m still not able to get thru the Internet if I
> don't login with a correct ID and password.
>
> When I configure a freebsd router connect to this cable modem, how can I
> assign a login id and password to the cable modem? This setup seems
> similar to connect to a bridge mode ADSL modem, in which I configured a
> freebsd router with pppoe login and password in the pppd.conf file.
> I wonder if I need to do the same thing to connect to this cable modem.
> The cable modem is a Motorola (without wifi).
>
> Your response is much appreciated.
>
> Sam

Hi I found a similar setup for pptp client will work for cable modem.

Ref: http://support.daemonnews.org/viewtopic.php?t=833&highlight=cable+modem

Any commend?

S

Posted by $Bill on June 19, 2006, 2:14 am
sam wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I joined a cable Internet service here with Telstra at Sydeny. I was
> given an installation CD, user name and password to login the cable modem.
>
> I found that if I don't login with the correct the login id and
> password, I m not able to get thru (ping) any outside website in the
> Internet. But ipconfig in windows shown that I was assigned a public IP
> address, DNS server, and default gateway IP to the system. Even with
> this configuration, I m still not able to get thru the Internet if I
> don't login with a correct ID and password.
>
> When I configure a freebsd router connect to this cable modem, how can I
> assign a login id and password to the cable modem? This setup seems
> similar to connect to a bridge mode ADSL modem, in which I configured a
> freebsd router with pppoe login and password in the pppd.conf file.
> I wonder if I need to do the same thing to connect to this cable modem.
> The cable modem is a Motorola (without wifi).

The only reason you would have for a modem login is to reach the status pages
via HTTP. The login and password are probably for logging into your ISP and
mail server - not the modem.

Try using your browser to go to your ISP's website and find their login box
and login there and see if it gets you logged in. If so, then you would
probably also use it to retrieve your mail and login to your news server.


Posted by sam on June 19, 2006, 2:33 am
$Bill wrote:
> sam wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I joined a cable Internet service here with Telstra at Sydeny. I was
>> given an installation CD, user name and password to login the cable modem.
>>
>> I found that if I don't login with the correct the login id and
>> password, I m not able to get thru (ping) any outside website in the
>> Internet. But ipconfig in windows shown that I was assigned a public IP
>> address, DNS server, and default gateway IP to the system. Even with
>> this configuration, I m still not able to get thru the Internet if I
>> don't login with a correct ID and password.
>>
>> When I configure a freebsd router connect to this cable modem, how can I
>> assign a login id and password to the cable modem? This setup seems
>> similar to connect to a bridge mode ADSL modem, in which I configured a
>> freebsd router with pppoe login and password in the pppd.conf file.
>> I wonder if I need to do the same thing to connect to this cable modem.
>> The cable modem is a Motorola (without wifi).
>
> The only reason you would have for a modem login is to reach the status pages
> via HTTP. The login and password are probably for logging into your ISP and
> mail server - not the modem.
>
> Try using your browser to go to your ISP's website and find their login box
> and login there and see if it gets you logged in. If so, then you would
> probably also use it to retrieve your mail and login to your news server.
>
I don't really worry whether I can retrieve my mail and login to their
news server. I only want to access the internet. May be this is a new
configuration for Cable Modem, I never seen this problem before with a
bridge-mode configured ADSL modem. When use FreeBSD/Linux connect to a
bridge-mode ADSL modem, I use pppoe client with login and password
asigned to a ppp.conf file. With Cable Modem, do you know whether this
is also very similar? eg. use pptp client?

Thanks
S

Posted by $Bill on June 19, 2006, 5:59 am
sam wrote:

> I don't really worry whether I can retrieve my mail and login to their
> news server. I only want to access the internet. May be this is a new
> configuration for Cable Modem, I never seen this problem before with a
> bridge-mode configured ADSL modem. When use FreeBSD/Linux connect to a
> bridge-mode ADSL modem, I use pppoe client with login and password
> asigned to a ppp.conf file. With Cable Modem, do you know whether this
> is also very similar? eg. use pptp client?

I'm sorry - I glossed over the ppoe stuff. I don't have any experience
using ADSL modems - just normal cable modems. Regular cable modems don't
require any login - the ISP just has to provision your MAC address.


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