"Keith" == Keith Wright via WLUG <wlug@lists.wlug.org> writes:
John Stoffel via WLUG <wlug@lists.wlug.org> writes:
Right. That would be nice. I have been working on it, and working on documenting it. Not done, but here:
Great that you've got the cable modem working so far. Can you get an IP from it yet?
A (meagre) progress report has been appended to the same place: http://www.free-comp-shop.com/none/final.html#spectrum
So I wonder if Spectrum wants you to use the new cable modem to activate? And also, which browser are you running? Chrome or Firefox should be just fine here... but you never know.
My current questions relate to the way DHCP (Dynamic Host Config.) and NAT (Network Address Translation) and static IP addresses should work together (or at least not against each other).
So you're not going to get a static IP address at home. It might *seem* to be static since it doesn't move or change often, but it can and will. I use DynDNS for my dnyamic external DNS needs. I really should do something else, but I've been lazy. As for NAT, it should be setup by default for your new Charter Spectrum setup. But only for outgoing connections. Incoming might be more difficult, but it depends on what kind of access you have to the router behind the cable modem. You said you got a Wifi device, can you post a model number? I strongly suspect it's a firewall/four port switch/wifi access point all in one. And depending on which model is is... you might have full control over it. I personally run OPNsense at home on my own hardware, and totally seperate Wifi hardware. But I'm a masochist at times. For an initial setup, what they've given you should be just fine.
What should I read?
Nothing yet, let's work on getting your new Spectrum connection working first, then you can go the next step. 1. plug you laptop into one of the ethernet ports on the new firewall. I suspect you have it cabled like this: Street ==> cable ==> cable modem --> rj45 --> wifi/router/switch So plug your laptop into the last item and see if you get assigned an IP address using DHCP. You might need to turn it on on your laptop if you have it already turned off because you do static IPs at home. Just looking to get an IP on there (also, turn OFF your laptop wifi for now) and confirm that the cable modem part is working. They might have a pre-printed wifi SSID and password on the wifi/router/switch, so you could use that info as well to get an IP address and then confirm your new cable modem is working. John