very strange connection problem on FC5 installation (SOLVED)

[Tod Merley]

On 4/3/06, Globe Trotter <itsme_410 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> --- Tod Merley <todbot88 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > On 4/2/06, Globe Trotter <itsme_410 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > OK, after looking around on the web somewhat (on Windoze), I found the
> > > problem.
> > > Turns out that this was a well-documented problem, except that it took
> me
> > > an
> > > upgrade to hit it....turns out that the linux kernel which runs my
> modem
> > > actually had a bug. It is well-documented on the web. So, I played
> around
> > > with
> > > it some more and a lot. But then half-an-hour found that Qwest had
> > > released a
> > > firmware upgrade ten days ago...
> > >
> > > Miraculously, this has solved the problem which apparently was that
> > > addresses
> > > routinely got assigned 1.0.0.0 and so went nowhere, without any
> notice.
> > >
> > > Isn't it funny, how Qwest refuses to support anything other than MS
> and
> > > then,
> > > underlying their modem is a true linux operating system?
> > >
> > > Anyway, so a wasted weekend later, I have a sort of working
> modem....sort
> > > of,
> > > because who knows what other problems are there? Upgrading to FC5
> brought
> > > this
> > > to the fore....
> > >
> > > By the way, the modem in question is ActiontecG701-WT by Qwest.
> > >
> > > Thanks to Craig for helping!
> > > Best,
> > > Trotter
> > >
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> >
> > Hi Trotter!
> >
> > My Quest supplied ActiontecG701-WG responded to IPv6 DNS queries with
> the
> > same 1.0.0.0 address.  I found the easiest way arround it was to remove
> the
> > modem's address (192.168.0.1) from /etc/resolv.conf (there was another
> > nameserver to use).
> >
> > I did not see anything about a Kernal issue related to this?  To what do
> you
> > refer.
> >
> > In the process I learned that Firefox has one network related parameter
> to
> > disable the use of IPv6 DNS queries.  Perhaps this is more common than
> we
> > know.
> >
> > Perhaps it should be filed as a bug with a suggested fix to check for a
> > valad response address?
> >
> > Thanks for the note!
> >
> > Tod
>
> Hi Tod,
>
> I was about to telnet into my modem and try to fix the problem. However,
> have
> you upgraded to the latest firmware for this modem (released on 16th March
> 2006)? Is the bug still there. Upgrading seems to have "worked" for me....
>
> Best,
> Trotter
>
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Hi Trotter!

The modem is not ours and there is no real reason at this time to call Quest
about it.  So no.

Strange though, the problem seemed to go away for a time.  I wonder if they
from time to time upgrade the firmware and in the last cycle got the wrong
edition somehow.?

People have often suggested setting up my own DNS server in the machine.
Probably that would be a good idea and I may well do it some time.

All the best!

Tod
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