Configuring DHCP For AT&T's @home Cable Network

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Problem:

You are trying to configure your cable modem to work with AT&T's @Home network using DHCP, but all DHCP requests time out.

Cause:

Sometimes this is caused because @Home requires that the hostname be used to authenticate the DHCP request.

Solution:

The solution to this problem is simple.
  1. Configure your Network card first using YaST 1 or YaST 2. Do _not_ activate the networking device, however. Refer to the manual for help doing this.
  2. Edit the file /sbin/init.d/boot.local so that it looks like this:
    	dhcpcd -h <hostname> <device>
    
    For example:
    	dhcpcd -h c113@blah eth0
    
  3. Upon rebooting the machine, your network should be started correctly. The line entered in the /sbin/init.d/boot.local file can be entered directly to the command line as well.

Keywords: @HOME, DHCP, CABLE, AT&T, NETWORK

Categories: DHCP

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