You don't need to buy your own 3rd party modem, but it is worth it to
shop around and compare prices. I really doubt that any modem will have
"drivers" for OS-X as the driver software is already built in to OS-X.
(They may have a script that sets the preferences up for you so you
don't have to -- but that is not really a driver.)
If you are going to share the connection with all of the computers in
your house then a router/switch will be the easiest approach. Here's
how.
Get a router with a single ethernet out port on it. Then get an 8 or 16
or 32 or .... port switch. Connect the computer(s) via ethernet cable
to the switch. Connect the uplink port of the switch to the router.
Connect the router to the modem. Turn everything on. Set-up the router
via the instructions that come with it. (The router and the computer
will most likely be set to use DHCP settings but others are possible,
right now i am going for the "get you up and running the fastest"
approach. Start up a browser. It will take you to insight's default
page and inform you that you must enter some numbers to continue. Try
entering them, it may work, but usually does not. Call the tech support
person. They will be able to see the router and can complete the setup
on their end. They will tell you to restart your machine. Unplug the
router for 10 seconds and plug it back in. The tech support person will
tell you that things are go or no go. If go then fine. Make sure that
you manually refresh the browser pages because the insight default page
is in your cache. Off and running.
If you are only going to use the one computer, then the same
instructions apply except for the connecting of the extra equipment.
You may have to actually restart. Later you can connect other
computers, but that is a whole different email.
What they are looking for is the MAC address of the machine you are
connecting to their network with. They use it to permit access. Whether
that is spying or not i will let the others debate...
Hope this helps,
Jerry
On Saturday, February 8, 2003, at 10:49 AM, profile wrote:
>
> Mac group what do you suggest?
>
> New Albany has finally come out of the dark ages and gotten Insight to
> offer
> high speed service.
>
> They made their appointment and had promised that they had the drivers
> for
> OS 10.x..but of course they didn't. The C.D. that came with the modem
> had
> an installation of some type, but when I clicked on it I was told it
> had to
> be running Classic.
>
> I talked to three different persons while the installer was here and
> they
> didn't have the foggiest of what I was saying.
>
> On the way out the installer mentioned that most people buy their own
> modems...so that should be my solution. If I buy a cable modem that
> has the
> MAC drivers then shouldn't this work, or do the modems even need
> drivers?
>
> This is all new to me, so any help would really be appreciated.
>
> What modem do any of you suggest? Ward, do you folks have these?
>
> Thanks so much for your help.
>
> John Robinson
> profile at aye.net
>
>
>
> | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will
> | be February 25. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>.
>
>
>
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