On Fri, 08 Sep 2000, you wrote:
> Personally I would go with DSL if it is available in your area. My reason
> for this is the main reason a person gets cable or DSL is because of the
> fast connection and being on 24/7. The more subscribers on a cable line
> the slower it will access (and download) depending on the amount of
> people that are "on" at that time.
>
> We have our DSL line through Pacbell and they do not support Linux (if
> you should have a problem) and I believe that most of them will say that
> they don't support Linux. I have figured out the reasoning for this and
> that is because Linux has a much faster bandwidth than Windows does. I
> tested this out when downloading the 7.2 Beta -- on Linux it downloaded
> at an average of 148 K/sec when doing it on Windows it was 52K/sec BIG
> DIFFERENCE!!
>
> Just throwing in my $.02 worth (add California tax 8.5%) <giggle>
very very interesting.
>
> Patti
> Registered Linux User #184611
>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Original Message <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
>
> On 9/8/00, 4:15:35 AM, Greg Stewart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote regarding
> Re: [newbie] Cable Modem.:
>
>
> > Setting up a cable modem to work in linux is usually as easy as setting
> up a
> > network card.
>
> > However, apparently depending on your local provider's implementation,
> there
> > are a couple things to keep in mind:
>
> > Most cable providers use DHCP to assign the IPs to attached hosts, but
> some
> > use Static assignments.If they use DHCP make sure you have the latest
> DHCPD
> > or pumpd, whichever you plan to use.
>
> > Most cable companies seem use the MAC address of the cable modem itself
> for
> > LAN identification, but a few are actually using the MAC address of your
> > internal network card. This will cause problems if you need to change the
> > network card in your computer.
>
> > Check with your cable provider, and try to get as much information out of
> > them as possible. It may not be easy...the support techs I've had to
> speak
> > with at optonline don't seem to have a clue about networking issues. The
> big
> > solution is to turn off the computer, turn off the modem, and then turn
> both
> > back on. Oh, and then try using WinIPConfig.exe in windows (they hardly
> even
> > undestand the output of the command line "ipconfig /all".
>
> > --Greg
>
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Robin Regennitter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> > > I am thinking about getting cable modem as my internet connection and I
> > > wonder if there would be any problem with getting connected with Linux.
> > Has
> > > anyone got cable modem that would like to share with me. Problems or
> not?
> > > Like some advice before getting it.
> > >
> > > Rob
> > >
> > >
>
>
> >
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