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

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

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

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Any commend?

S
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sam

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.

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$Bill

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

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sam

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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$Bill

"$Bill" wrote in news:B9CdnQHRLZAP6AvZnZ2dnUVZ snipped-for-privacy@adelphia.com:

provision

The cable modem may get an IP even though the cable modem MAC is not registered. Make sure your ISP/cable company has the correct CM MAC address, NOT the USB MAC address. Ours will sync but will remain unregistered until we provision them. This way the cable co. can direct all unregistered modems to an HTML sign up page or a generic advertisement page.

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steve

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