Fedora Core Connect

[WingZ]

Note sure if this is an appropriate area, but here goes.

Is anyone connecting to Swift using Fedora and a Billion 5100?

I have the modem/router configured OK, I get all pass messages in diagnosis, however I can't ping outside so something's awry here and as a newbie to linux (and adsl and Billion) I am lost.

[sticky_chicken]

Note sure if this is an appropriate area, but here goes.

Is anyone connecting to Swift using Fedora and a Billion 5100?

I have the modem/router configured OK, I get all pass messages in diagnosis, however I can't ping outside so something's awry here and as a newbie to linux (and adsl and Billion) I am lost.

I don't know anything about billion modem/routers, but I know a bit about linux ;)

Generally, when asking for help with linux, the more information you can provide the better. Seeing as your new with linux, knowing that to provide can be tricky.

can you perform the following from a terminal window, and post the results..

/sbin/ifconfig

you should see something like:

eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:60:67:01:88:8B
inet addr:192.168.x.x Bcast:192.168.x.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:174961 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:145886 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:100
RX bytes:106516306 (101.5 Mb) TX bytes:41875719 (39.9 Mb)
Interrupt:9 Base address:0x5400

and maybe other ethx interfaces, like mine below :)

eth1 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:0C:41:1C:B0:B1
inet addr:10.0.0.1 Bcast:10.0.0.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:43417 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:66854 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:100
RX bytes:5690844 (5.4 Mb) TX bytes:40537956 (38.6 Mb)
Interrupt:11 Base address:0x3000

eth2 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:A0:0C:C2:88:6C
inet addr:192.168.2.2 Bcast:192.168.2.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:1404318 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:1020846 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:100
RX bytes:1373520031 (1309.8 Mb) TX bytes:421082286 (401.5 Mb)
Interrupt:9 Base address:0x5800


Also post the results of your netstat -rn

eg:

sporran[~]netstat -rn
Kernel IP routing table
Destination Gateway Genmask Flags MSS Window irtt Iface
202.154.95.117 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.255 UH 0 0 0 ppp0
255.255.255.255 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.255 UH 0 0 0 eth0
218.x.x.x 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.255 UH 0 0 0 eth0
218.x.x.x 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.255 UH 0 0 0 eth0
10.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 eth1
192.168.2.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 eth2
192.168.1.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 eth0
127.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 255.0.0.0 U 0 0 0 lo
0.0.0.0 202.154.95.117 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0 ppp0

My default route (destination of 0.0.0.0 is a swiftel address as I do all the ppp authentication on my linux box - not a standard way of doing it).

also if you can post the results of your /etc/resolv.conf file that would be handy.

[WingZ]

OK, thanks. Here goes ...

[root@host root]# ifconfig
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:09:5B:60:20:C2
inet addr:192.168.250.5 Bcast:192.168.250.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:28513 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:30684 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:3472313 (3.3 Mb) TX bytes:13029110 (12.4 Mb)
Interrupt:10 Base address:0x7000

eth1 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:09:5B:60:20:B9
inet addr:192.168.1.5 Bcast:192.168.1.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:11960 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:3862 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:3146061 (3.0 Mb) TX bytes:486927 (475.5 Kb)
Interrupt:11 Base address:0x9000

lo Link encap:Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1
RX packets:2981 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:2981 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:2315612 (2.2 Mb) TX bytes:2315612 (2.2 Mb)

ppp0 Link encap:Point-to-Point Protocol
inet addr:203.221.127.107 P-t-P:203.194.58.228 Mask:255.255.255.255
UP POINTOPOINT RUNNING NOARP MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:25213 errors:11 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:23063 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:3
RX bytes:13025456 (12.4 Mb) TX bytes:2737452 (2.6 Mb)

And ...

Kernel IP routing table
Destination Gateway Genmask Flags MSS Window irtt Iface
203.194.58.228 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.255 UH 0 0 0 ppp0
192.168.1.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 eth1
192.168.250.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 eth0
169.254.0.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.0.0 U 0 0 0 eth1
127.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 255.0.0.0 U 0 0 0 lo
0.0.0.0 203.194.58.228 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0 ppp0

and ...

nameserver 203.194.26.34
nameserver 202.22.163.41

Help any?

I figure the Billion's OK, it's just that my (mis)understanding of Linux configuration is the problem. I'm currently connected through another dialup ISP.

[Incabulos]

I have a 5100 here and have been very happy with it so far..

Check that you have the latest firmware loaded onto it for starters - http://www.billion.com.au/support.php#4

It can operate in routed or bridged mode. In routed mode, the ADSL and PPP lights should both be up ( after a powercycle, the ADSL lights up first when it detects the right kind of phoneline, then the PPP one lights up when it can authenticate with Swiftels service using the provided username/password ). In bridge mode, just the ADSL light should be on, the ppp function is handled by one of your own systems, like a linux firewall or windows/mac equivalent pppoe client.

I'd suggest getting the routed mode working first, its a lot easier though doesnt have the flexibility of a bridge mode link. You should only need to point all your systems to the 192.168.x.x address of the billion box, and thats about it.. the live IP address will belong to the wan/adsl interface, and then you have the option of setting up portforwards to internal smtp/http/ssh servers or whatever.. No special configuration is needed by your lan boxes at all, they just use the billion as default gw and thats it. It can also do provide dns and dhcp for your LAN if you need it.

If you want to get the bridge mode working, you need a pppoe client in Fedora, I believe it comes with the roaring penguin one, rp-pppoe. http://www.roaringpenguin.com/pppoe/

The "WAN setup profile" screen on the billion web-based GUI should read:

Mode: Routing
Encapsulation: PPPoA
( also make sure you have your username/password entered, and have set "Obtain an IP address automatically" )

or

Mode: Bridge
Encapsulation: RFC1483

for route and bridge mode respectively.

HTH.