[Cialug] What's your modem?

[Mark Hesseltine]

I have one of the Actiontec 701 modems, and the one thing it does that
seems odd is, when assigning an IP via DHCP, it sets a searchdomain in
the /etc/resolv.conf file, and sets itself up as the primary DNS.

For some reason, this setup works fine in windows, but I have had
problems getting it to work right in Linux. I just manually override
the /etc/resolv.conf file, deleting the searchdomain and 192.168.0.1
nameserver lines, and the system works fine.

On 7/31/05, Rocket Robin Hood <jason at benalto.com> wrote:
> I thought I bored ye all enough with the details in my post a few days ago,
> but I'll do it again...
> I'm in Des Moines and going through Qwest+Qwest.net isp (they have a 'basic'
> plan for like 8$ a month or something). I had the Actiontec 701 modem. I had
> all the lights going properly but nothing in Opera or Firefox. I could
> download email but not upload (attach to my benalto.com smtp server). I
> called Qwest and they suggested I open Netscape, and when I did it worked.
> When I asked why, they asked the general questions (hardware, OS) and when
> they found out I was using Linux they all but hung up on me. I am going to
> try a more linux friendly isp; I actually have been calling InternetSolver
> for awhile and they promise to call me on Monday so we'll see what happens
> there. I don't like how the Actiontec is all configured in the browser; I
> would prefer a modem Yast (I use SuSE) recognizes and then I can configure
> the modem and firewall in there. I obviously am not very clever with
> computers but I like how Linux in general really shows you every little thing
> to configure, even if you don't understand it.
> I have used Linux for about 4 years now and have wrestled with all sorts of
> things - mostly audio/CD stuff - to the point where I use cdrdao and sox on
> the command line like a pro...but this DSL (this next will be the third
> attempt at broadband) is totally eluding me :(
> 
> -jason
> 
> On Sunday 31 July 2005 14:34, Jon Clemons wrote:
> > would bill
> > them since they couldn't figure it out themselves:) In every single case
> > when
> > they switched DSLAM ports it immediately fixed the problem.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Rocket Robin Hood" <jason at benalto.com>
> > To: "Central Iowa Linux Users Group" <cialug at cialug.org>
> > Sent: Sunday, July 31, 2005 12:06 PM
> > Subject: [Cialug] What's your modem?
> >
> > > Well, something is terribly wrong and I cancelled my DSL and sent back
> > > the modem. The mail just wouldn't work no matter what. It had nothing to
> > > do with
> > > my mail server. I have 3 friends with their own servers and created a
> > > dummy
> > > benalto.com email account; they could all use pop and smtp. in turn, they
> > > gave me email accounts and specifically allowed my IP to access those but
> > > I
> > > couldn't download any mail from them. I couldn't log into AMSN, Yahoo, or
> > > Gaim either. No Opera/Firefox. No telnet out or ssh. Just NETSCAPE.
> > >
> > > I'm going to try a different isp, and a different modem. I am getting a
> > > lot of
> > > conflicting advice online. If any of you have DSL, what do you use for a
> > > Linux-friendly modem? (ideally, one that is recognized at install...)
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > jason
> > >
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Mark Hesseltine
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