With Bresnan which is what I do here I had to call the tech support to get some direction and they tried their best which wasn't too bad they just pointed me to the dhcp stuff and I read docs. On Mon, 5 Jan 2004, igueths at comcast.net wrote: > I really have no idea why they put system requirements on their pages > anyway, anything with a nic can be assigned an ip by their dhcp server. > Reason its probably there is bc they are telling you what they support. One > thing I should warn you about though...If you have to call the cable > provider to report that you know is on your end, and the problem is > isolated to your particular outside wiring, they generally won't help you > unless you tell them you're running windblows...I know it sounds stupid, > but if they ask you "Did you restart the computer, and power-cycle the > cable modem? And if you tell them "I don't have to reboot, I'm running > Linux!" They generally won't help you and that's pretty much end of call. I > read on newsforge about some guy who had that same type of problem with > timewarner. > > Original Message: > ----------------- > From: Alex Snow alex_snow at gmx.net > Date: Mon, 5 Jan 2004 19:32:26 -0500 > To: speakup at braille.uwo.ca > Subject: Re: broadband connectivity advice > > > I'll try to answer your questions as best as possible. I have been > using a cable modem for several years. the equipment used is the > surfboard (made by motorola?) which works fine with just about > anything you hook up to it. > You asked about what the installer does. basically he sets up your > cable modem's internal settings and notes it's mac address. he may > also assing you an ip address depending on your setup. all that is > needed on your end is to set your machine to dhcp and hook a network > cable from your computer to the cable modem's ethernet interface. > > Also you asked about installing client software. all you need is the > basic linux tcp/ip stuff and the drivers for your network card. Your > connection looks to linux like you're hooked into a standard lan. > > Once again this depends on your provider. I havent seen any companies > that require special software but they may exist. also most isp's > system requirements can be disreguarded. I.E. in my isp's faq they say > you need at least a pentium 233 with 128mb ram. I have successfully > used their survice with a pentium 120 with 16mb of ram and could go > much lower. hell, if i had a vax with an ethernet controler it'd > probably work. > > On > Mon, Jan 05, 2004 at 06:44:20PM -0500, Chuck Hallenbeck wrote: > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > Hash: SHA1 > > > > Hi gang, > > > > When we moved in mid November I abandoned my second phone line > > and my dialup ISP in favor of DSL with Verizon. It worked like a > > charm for me, and I would keep it if I could, but I have become > > embroiled with a huge fight with Verizon over issues too complex > > to discuss here. The bottom line is that I am switching phone > > services and thus am losing my DSL connection too. My new phone > > service does not offer DSL in this area. > > > > I am going to give cable modem a whirl and on Wednesday an > > installer is coming to get me started. I have a couple of > > questions which I hope someone on the list can answer or point me > > to somewhere to find answers. > > > > 1. What part of the setup must be done by my provider, and what > > part by me? My provider advertises that they only support Windows > > and Mac OS, but that's what Verizon said too. > > > > 2. With DSL, I used the Roaring Penguin PPP-O-E scripts and > > configuring, starting, and stopping my connection was a snap. Is > > there any analogous tool for handling cable modem DHCP > > connections? > > > > 3. I found lots of stuff to read about DSL, but precious little > > about cable modem in Linux. Anyone know something useful I can > > sink my teeth into? > > > > My system is a Slackware 9.1 distro with lots of bells and > > whistles. But I have tasted a high speed connection and can > > hardly bear to use a 56K dialup ISP again. > > > > Thanks for any advice. > > > > Chuck > > > > > > - -- > > The Moon is Waxing Gibbous (97% of Full) > > In a world without Fences or Walls no one needs Windows or Gates. > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > > Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (GNU/Linux) > > > > iQCVAwUBP/n4VDVdG8M9x9tGAQIDcAP/ZEC4swT0x809s2PZpO9rCwFvYP32Xmne > > yOECCkBlhohq8NVYCvuHa+j0t3GKsxvtjrO+7AqcLvKSsQ2ahyqohJjbBs8PvKoe > > U/fgLHq1AU45tU5D+q5nST7hhcwz+KSf2nfpzyBqfFNLfq+NuVtfWGs2jc//zUo9 > > J2l9G7//fa4= > > =ktJY > > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > -- Scott Berry Email: scott at drscott.dyndns.biz
