> View the modem as a dumb cable/ethernet bridge. > Volker Exactly. As a call centre lacky I field a lot of enquiries from folks wanting a home LAN. They find that the cable modem doesn't work when they plug it into their switch/hub. The technical folks at Paradise have advised us this is because the CMs are not addressable like Volker says. They will work fine if plugged into a router or a PC, but not when plugged into a switch or a hub.
TelstraClear's attitude is - if you know what you're doing you can do the home LAN thing, but we're not priced to provide complex support for that sort of thing (we probably could put together a support package, but it wouldn't be cheap). I don't work in that department so I can't really shed more light on that. Yuri
