On Thu, 26 Aug 1999, you wrote:
> Hmm. My understanding, at least for TCI @home, was that the ethernet card is
> attached via 10-baseT to the cable modem, which looks like a router. But
> I'll do a little more research! Sounds like you have one, eh? What's a MAC
> address???
>
Well there are many different modems and ways of connecting things
together and getting them to work.
My provider, zeelandnet supplies a 3com509 ethernet card and a comm21
modem, as to a make i have no idea, it seems that theses days the
mode is dont put a manufactures name on anything, just smoething like
made on China or Taiwan.
It is T-base however and they say it can do 100kb's of which i have
never seen, the highest i have ever gotten is 80.
The MAC address is the ethernet cards personal address, and is in the
form of, HWaddr 00:50:04:A6:FA:C1 which you can see with
'ifconfig' that is coded into the modem so the cable company knows
its me connecting, which also means if i were to use another computer
with another ethernet card i would need to get the company to change
the mac address in the modem before i could connect.
I dont have a static IP# so i have to use DHCP which is very easy to
install and use,
If you need any help which i doubt because its like i say, so easy,
drop me a line.
> regards, Jim
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Richard Adams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Jim Darrough <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>;
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Thursday, August 26, 1999 1:45 AM
> Subject: Re: Has Anybody used a Cable Modem with Linux?
>
>
> > On Wed, 25 Aug 1999, Jim Darrough wrote:
> > > Although I have not used them, my understanding is that a permanent IP
> > > address is assigned to your cable modem, so you should be able to set up
> the
> > > account in Netscape for Linux.
> > >
> > > good luck, Jim
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 1999 4:50 AM
> > > Subject: Has Anybody used a Cable Modem with Linux?
> > >
> >
> > That is normaly a MAC address of the ethernet card which is assiged
> > to the modem. The ethernet card gets the ip address assiged, be it
> > static or dynamic.
> >
> >
> > > >
> > > > Has anyone used a cable modem with Linux? I know my pc connects
> to
> > > the
> > > > cable modem (external) via an ethernet card. I know that my ISP uses
> > > Netscape
> > > > or IE for connecting. I don't know if I can connect to the web using
> > > Linux's
> > > > software.
> > > >
> > > > Any help would be appreciated.
> > > >
> > > > James Flanagan / Nezeray
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > --
> > Regards Richard
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
> >
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Regards Richard
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