Date: Mon, 08 Dec 2003 14:45:27 -0500 From: Steve Bertrand <iaccounts@northnetworks.ca> To: "J. Seth Henry" <jshamlet@comcast.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Accessing DOCSIS diagnostics from within/behind FreeBSD router Message-ID: <1070912727.704.126.camel@ptp.northnetworks.ca> In-Reply-To: <200312081439.11711.jshamlet@comcast.net> References: <200312081439.11711.jshamlet@comcast.net>
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> I have a Motorola SB5100 cable modem directly attached to a FreeBSD router > (running ipfilters/ipnat). The external network is a comcast segment, and is > assigned a dynamic IP. The internal network is routed on 192.168.1.x, where > the router is 192.168.1.254. > > The trick is, the cable modem is on the "external" side, but apparently > listening on 192.168.1.100 for HTTP requests (for its diagnostics report). > > Is there anyway to access this diagnostic page without temporarily plugging > the CM into a Windows box? > Since 192.168.1.x subnet is on the inside of the network, your FBSD box will never route a request for an IP on that network outbound by default. I may be shown up here, but you will probably be best changing your internal network to another subnet 192.168.0.x perhaps, and then your FBSD router should pass toward the Internet a request for 192.168.1.100, and hopefully the comcast modem will catch it. Steve > Thanks, > Seth Henry > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" -- Steve Bertrand President/CTO, Northumberland Network Services t: 905.352.2688 w: www.northnetworks.ca
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