Yes, Radio Shack has a bidirectional amplifier - you need it for digital cable as well as a cable modem.
-phil J. Philip Miller, Professor of Biostatistics Washington University School of Medicine Director of Biostatistics Core, Siteman Cancer Center Mail: Campus Box 8067, 660 S. Euclid Ave St. Louis, MO 63110 Physical Address: 3349 Barnard Phone: 314-362-3617, 314-362-3728 (fax) email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] web: http://www.biostat.wustl.edu/~phil - The materials contained in this e-mail are private and confidential and are the property of the sender. If you are not the intended recipient, be advised that any unauthorized use, disclosure, copying, distribution, or the taking of any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail transmission in error, please immediately notify the sender. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jerry Hubbard Sent: Thursday, October 21, 2004 8:48 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Central West End Linux Users Group Subject: Re: [cwe-lug] Need help using charter internet with linux trisha wrote: > > As far as the amplifier goes, I asked when I picked up the modem if it > was ok to get one if we decided to hook up an additional TV (we have 2 > now). They said it was ok. Three is what it is split into now. > Trisha, I assume the amplifier you are speaking of is designed for a TV signal only. TV is a unidirectional signal coming into the house. The Internet connection is bidirectional. It must come in and go out of the house. That would require a special bidirectional amplifier. Do they sell an amplifier for Internet cable? If you add an amplifier to your system it should be "safe" to connect it as follows: |----cable modem----router/computer cable>>>>>splitter{ |>>>amp>>>>TV cable/w splitters>>>>>TV sets I have not tried this setup. I only have Internet service from Charter. It has been very solid. I had a few hours of down time once. Jerry W. Hubbard [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ CWE-LUG mailing list http://www.cwelug.org/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.firepipe.net/listinfo/cwe-lug _______________________________________________ CWE-LUG mailing list http://www.cwelug.org/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.firepipe.net/listinfo/cwe-lug
