MNF had a few errors in it and ipcop would be a better idea. It seems to stop working every so few days or so, and when you updated it, it would not let you update it again and a few other problems.
Johnno ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nathan Cook" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2004 9:36 PM Subject: Re: Telstra cable > Nic Scott wrote: > > > Hello, > > > > I have just had a door to door salesman from Telstra come over and put > > the hard sell on, and I am very tempted to get a broadband cable > > connection > > > > hehe, halfway thru composing this message I did some reading thru the > > clug archive, found most of my answers ;) these old posts mention chch > > getting DOCSIS cable modems in the future... do we have them yet? > > > > > > However I am curious to know other list members (that have Telstra > > cable) find the cable modem under linux... what kind of setup is > > needed (DHCP?) any pitfalls etc. > > > > sorry if this sounds like Telstra helpdesk question, but I would like > > to know if this will work with linux before I make any commitments. > > > > Cheers Nic. > > > > > I'm on their 256k plan and have had no problems, although there techs > don't know how to set it up with linux :) The only problem I had on 2 > occasions was the connection to any sites outside of NZ not working and > that was for a bout 30mins only. > > As long as you know the IP etc you'll be able to set it up fine, I have > my connection connected 24/7 through a Smoothwall box (soon to change to > MNF when I get the chance). > > I hope that helps. > > Regards > > Nathan >
