On 12/18/01 12:27 AM, "Jason Tessier" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> The cable company or the ISP certainly doesn't want to do tech support for a > customer's LAN, but if you can hook one up behind the cable modem without > them knowing there's not much they can do. > > I think that you will probably see more cable companies offer packages that > will let them get a few more bucks from their customers without forcing the > customer to go out and pay for a hardware router just so they can use 2 > machines conveniently. The cable company here charges $5 for each additional IP address (or if you have a corporate account, $45 for each additional one! WTF??) Of course, that works to make money off people who aren't very tech savvy... but I've got my little NAT going here and they're none the wiser. -- *** Amber Rhea *** [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.tangerinecs.com /"\ ASCII Ribbon Campaign \ / No HTML/RTF in email X No Word docs in email / \ Respect open standards! -- MacNetwork is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... XRouter Pro | Share your DSL or cable modem between multiple computers! Dr. Bott | Only $199 <http://www.drbott.com/prod/MIH130.html> Now shipping! Farallon Wireless SkyLINE PCI Card for Mac Desktops! <http://www.farallon.com/le/skyline/pci/index.html> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> MacNetwork list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/macnet.html> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/macnetwork%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
