[wellylug] TelstraClear cable modem and SME server woes

[Peter Jones]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: andrej at paradise.net.nz [mailto:andrej at paradise.net.nz] 
> Sent: Tuesday, 30 May 2006 11:02 a.m.
> To: Wellington Linux Users Group
> Subject: RE: [wellylug] TelstraClear cable modem and SME server woes
> Quoting Peter Jones <PeterJ at indeserve.co.nz>:
> > Thanks,
> > Initially I did put the static address on the WAN side, and 
> when that
> > didn't work tried the DHCP option. SME has been reloaded 
> from scratch so I
> > guess any previous IP tables will have been overwritten 
> 
> I see; well, you'll need to re-create them at some stage, 
> assuming that that machine is meant to act as a router/ 
> firewall for the other boxes on your LAN.
> 
> Can you get any connectivity to the internet from the machine 
> itself now?
> 
> Cheers,
> Andrej

Your assumption is correct, it is meant to be a router/firewall, however
with no access to the net from this box, it's a bit of a showstopper. As
noted before, both network cards are good. Can ping the LAN side of this box
from the other PCs ok. Cannot ping the WAN side network card (or beyond)
And it used to work so well, although slowly, on dial-up, dammit!
Peter