On Wed, 14 Sep 2016 09:40:20 +1000 Charlie <ariest...@ipstarmail.com.au> wrote:
> On Tue, 13 Sep 2016 19:18:50 -0400 Neal P. Murphy sent: > > > On Wed, 14 Sep 2016 09:00:51 +1000 > > Charlie <ariest...@ipstarmail.com.au> wrote: > > > > > On Tue, 13 Sep 2016 09:31:36 -0600 Joe Pfeiffer sent: > > > > > > > > Kernel IP routing table > > > > > Destination Gateway Genmask Flags MSS Window irtt Iface > > > > > 0.0.0.0 10.80.2.85 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0 > > > > > eth0 10.80.2.84 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.252 U 0 0 0 > > > > > eth0 > > > > > > > > > > But when I check it through my windows box it comes up as it > > > > > should, according to my ISP, with the gateway being 10.80.2.86 > > > > > > > > > > What is happening? Is it allowed to be that slack, one or the > > > > > other? > > > > > > > > Do you know whether your gateway is doing any sort of network > > > > address translation? It seems odd to me that you're getting an > > > > address range that matches the external address of your modem, > > > > and that your external address is a 10.x.x.x (since those are all > > > > non-routable private IPs). I'd expect either the former if no > > > > translation is being done, or the latter if your external address > > > > weren't private. But seeing both at the same time surprises me. > > > > > > > > On my home system, for instance, my comcast cable modem is at > > > > 10.1.10.1 internally, but 173.163.240.62 externally. > > > > > > > > I have seen DHCP assign different addresses to Windows than to > > > > Linux, but in your case the gateway box should be grabbing its > > > > address for itself, and giving your computer the other available > > > > address. > > > > > > After contemplation, my reply is: > > > > > > What can I say? > > > > > > I have no idea about networking and with the previous satellite > > > system and modem never had the problems I'm experiencing with this > > > one. > > > > > > Know nothing of network translation or external address. > > > > > > Connecting directly to the modem with a standard Ethernet cat5 > > > cable to a vanilla, up to date Debian testing laptop, get the > > > result posted. > > > > > > Connecting to the same modem with the same cable to a windows 10 > > > machine, I checked again this morning, because I could get a > > > connection through the modem after 54 minutes wait. > > > > > > I get: IPv4 address 10.80.2.86 > > > > > > Which the person from my ISP was interested in. > > > > > > I get: Default gateway 10.80.2.85 > > > > > > I don't know more than that? > > > > > > I have been trying to discover what the problem is with my Satellite > > > internet connection. Doing this between outages by the NBN Co, > > > government arm, who own and run it. > > > > > > It's decidedly tricky, and it's not like my Debian system is the > > > only one having these problems. They are also being experienced by > > > windows users on the same satellite system. > > > > > > As an aside: > > > > > > Connecting with an Ethernet cable to the wireless router I get: > > > > > > Gateway 192.168.2.1 > > > Destination 192.168.2.0 > > > > > > Thanks for taking the time and thinking about this problem I'm > > > experiencing. I will have to muddle through and just put up the long > > > wait to get an internet connection after turning on the modem. > > > > > > Charlie > > > > Might it be related to the different MAC address? Might the ISP lock > > service to the MAC address it sees, at least for some period of time? > > > > Get the MAC address of your Win10 system and set the NIC of your > > Debian system to it, for example: ip link set dev eth0 address > > aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff > > > > See if it works any better once you've cloned the MAC address. > > > > N > > > > > After contemplation, my reply is: > > The windows system doesn't find the internet connection either. > > I try to connect with Debian by default and after some 30 or 40 > minutes, a couple of reboots of the modem, bring my eth0 connection up > and down a couple of times. do direct connection to the modem. If no > connection found. > > Couple up the windows 10 lappy. First through the wireless non > connection, rebooting the lappy a couple of times, then the Ethernet > cable through wireless router and then finally direct to the modem. > > Then, because the connection hasn't been found. I return to the Debian > lappy, knowing now it's not that system and as I work keep trying > things and after maybe an hour or often more, get onto a connection. > > One day didn't get on for 2 days, but that was a NBN outage for that > period. > > Thanks for the suggestion. > Charlie > Try: - turn off the modem for 5 minutes (or longer, if needed; it may take longer for the ISP to 'reset') - turn the modem on - see if Debian will connect Does the ISP use DHCP? Or does it use PPPoE? If DHCP, you might try: tcpdump -v -i eth0 port 67 or port 68 to see the DHCP traffic. (There may be other options you can add to display more info or better DHCP protocol decoding.)