On Tuesday 01 May 2007 1:04:00 pm Eric Peterson wrote: > I just moved from Minnetonka to Brooklyn Park. In the process I > transferred my cable internet. After dealing with Comcast on the phone > I looked for alternatives, but unfortunately it looks like Sprint is > the only other provider of DSL/Cable in the area. So I'm still with > Comcast (feel free to make recommendations). > > I was able to get my connection working with my Linux laptop just > fine, but when I connect the Linksys which is running OpenWRT it never > gets an IP. > > Any ideas? I'm thinking Comcast is somehow blocking my Linksys, but I > that's just speculation. > > My old connection was Time Warner until Comcast took over. I know that the dd-WRT firmware has an option to turn off spanning-tree protocol (STP) for use on a comcast internet connection. It seems that comcast blocks the port you are on if they detect STP. I am not sure if OpenWRT has the same option, but that is my guess. -- Bret Baptist Senior Network Administrator bbaptist at iexposure.com Internet Exposure, Inc. http://www.iexposure.com (612)676-1946 x17 Providing Internet Services since 1995 Web Development ~ Search Engine Marketing ~ Web Analytics Network Security ~ On Demand Tech Support ~ E-Mail Marketing ------------------------------------------