Date: Mon, 07 Oct 2002 09:32:19 -0400 From: "J. W. Ballantine" <jwb@homer.att.com> To: Damian Gerow <damian@sentex.net> Cc: freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: isp and spoofed network address Message-ID: <200210071332.JAA00523@hera.homer.att.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Mon, 07 Oct 2002 09:21:12 EDT." <127308839748.20021007092112@sentex.net>
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Sorry, it's a cable modem service. I did try to explain to them that I wasn't looking for system support support, only that the provide me with a standard network configuration. The response was "I don't know how to change it and the three resources I talked to don't either." ---------- In Response to your message ------------- > Date: Mon, 7 Oct 2002 09:21:12 -0400 > To: "J. W. Ballantine" <jwb@homer.att.com> > From: Damian Gerow <damian@sentex.net> > Subject: Re: isp and spoofed network address > > Spake J. W. Ballantine on 07/10/2002, 08:29:50 -0400: > > My isp, RCN, issues dynamic addresses via DHCP and for some strange, unkno wn > > reason issues a gateway address on a different "network" than the machine > > address. Windows works fine with the arrangement, but, as I would expect, > > FreeBSD doesn't. In the past, I've called and be able to get this fixed, > > but with the latest tweak, I'm getting the royal run around of: > > Well, we only support windows and everyone I've talked to here has no id ea > > of how to change it... > > > Anyway, does is there someway to get FreeBSD working with this wacky > > arrangement? (my thoughts are not but I'm not a networking guru) > > And/Or does anyone have any thoughts on what to tells these tech reps on > > what to do to fix this problem? > > Which interface does your FreeBSD box use? If it's a ppp or tun > interface, there's no real reason why this won't work -- I've had it > working for my ISP (er... I work for them, actually) for the past > year without any problems. (Yes, I know DHCP isn't PPP, just trying > to cover all bases.) > > What are the IP addresses they give you? What kind of connection is > it? PPPoE? PPPoA? Cable? Dialup? > > Side note, when you call up for explanation, don't mention that you're > running FreeBSD. And if you have to, say, "I'm *not* looking for > FreeBSD support. I don't want it. I know what I'm doing. What I'm > looking for is *network* support -- why do I have a gateway on a > separate LAN than my machine?" That usually shuts up the tech support > -- drill it into their (er... our) heads that you're not looking for > OS-specific support, rather, you're looking for network configuration > support. > > - Damian > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-net" in the body of the message
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