cable modem

1998-10-06 Thread Kenneth Scharf
that said something like 'If you already have a network card, you don't need to get one from us' Sounds like, 'It's ok to hook the cable modem into your existing lan'. I think they will be suppling a static ip address, so all you have to do is configure your gateway and ns addresses in routing info

Re: cable modem

1998-10-06 Thread Steve Rothanburg
It really depends on what setup they are using for the service. Here in Baltimore, we have the Motorola modems that uses the cable for the back channel, but I have heard that in some markets they are using a version that requires a separate phone line for the back channel. If they have the

Re: cable modem

1998-10-06 Thread pussy
My local cable company is now offering high-speed cable modem service. The following excerpt is from their web page QA section. I am running Slink with IPV4 (I believe). from Cable web page Can I use any TCP/IP stack with @Home? At this time, @Home supports the following: Windows 95, NT

Re: cable modem

1998-10-06 Thread Kenneth Scharf
It really depends on what setup they are using for the service. Here in Baltimore, we have the Motorola modems that uses the cable for the back channel, but I have heard that in some markets they are using a version that requires a separate phone line for the back channel. If they have the same

cable modem

1998-10-05 Thread Russ Cook
My local cable company is now offering high-speed cable modem service. The following excerpt is from their web page QA section. I am running Slink with IPV4 (I believe). from Cable web page Can I use any TCP/IP stack with @Home? At this time, @Home supports the following: Windows 95, NT

RE: cable-modem woes (TCI/@HOME)

1998-09-18 Thread Hank Fay
Stuart, in Win98, you need to set the gateway and DSN addresses of the client. The gateway is the local network address of the inside NIC on your cable modem box. The DNS addresses are those of the ISP (24.129.x.xx)or whatever. That much I know; I'm still stuck on one-way

Re: cable-modem woes (TCI/@HOME)

1998-09-18 Thread Chris Hoover
Stuart: I also have a cable modem with @HOME. They are relativley easy to get working. Set the ip of the nic they gave you to 24.1.106.xxx. Then set the netmask to 255.255.255.0. The gateway is 24.1.106.1. Then use the DNS servers they gave you. They should have given you a name

cable-modem woes (TCI/@HOME)

1998-09-15 Thread Stuart Marshall
Hi, I am having trouble getting my cable-modem working and I am wondering if somebody out there knows the right way. Here is the info: - works in win98 - looks like a subnet of a class A network (this could be my problem) - ip address is 24.1.106.xxx (xxx not shown) - netmask from

Re: cable-modem woes (TCI/@HOME)

1998-09-15 Thread Nathan E Norman
On Mon, 14 Sep 1998, Stuart Marshall wrote: : Hi, : : I am having trouble getting my cable-modem working and I am wondering : if somebody out there knows the right way. Here is the info: : : - works in win98 : - looks like a subnet of a class A network (this could be my problem

re: cable modem (was question)

1998-02-05 Thread Stephen Gregory
that was easier then a mac with built in ethernet -- Stephen Gregory I was wondering if Debian supported ethernet connections (cable modem) to the internet or if special software or configuration is needed. Thank you. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe

Re: setting up a cable-modem

1997-12-14 Thread Aaron Walker
The card is an internal PnP card. George Bonser wrote: You have a cable modem that installed into your computer? Most cable modems are external with an ethernet card installed in the computer. On Sat, 13 Dec 1997, Aaron Walker wrote: Has anyone successfully setup a PnP Cable-Modem

Re: setting up a cable-modem

1997-12-14 Thread Aaron Walker
The card is made by General Instruments. The TV cable does go into the back of the card. In my house, we have only 1 cable box, and that's in the living room. My linux box is in my room. So there's no cable box within 25 feet of my computer. I read the cable-modem mini-HOWTO and it says

Re: setting up a cable-modem

1997-12-14 Thread Ben Pfaff
The card is made by General Instruments. The TV cable does go into the back of the card. In my house, we have only 1 cable box, and that's in the living room. My linux box is in my room. So there's no cable box within 25 feet of my computer. I read the cable-modem mini-HOWTO

Re: setting up a cable-modem

1997-12-14 Thread George Bonser
the power supplies for a couple of different cable modem companies. WHen asked why they didn't just put it on a card in the PC, the answer was RF interference problems. Sorry for doubting you, just that all the cable-modems I have seen have been ehternet to the computer. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM

setting up a cable-modem

1997-12-13 Thread Aaron Walker
Has anyone successfully setup a PnP Cable-Modem in Linux? I'm guessing I will have to use isapnptools to set it up. If you have been successfull at this, please help. Thanks for your time. -- ` Aaron Walker Work

Re: using cable modem with Debian?

1997-07-07 Thread Bob Billson
On Sun, 6 Jul 1997, Brandon Mitchell wrote: Sounds a lot like dhcp, try using the dhcpcd (client daemon) package. The Thanks. We'll give it a try tomorrow. attack). I haven't the slightest idea how diald would work with dhcpcd, I just left mine connected all day. He probably be switching

Re: using cable modem with Debian?

1997-07-07 Thread Nathan E Norman
I fail to understand why diald is needed at all. These are cable modems, right? The cable modems we're using are Zeniths ... 4Mbps upstream/downstream. Does your friends modem require use of the phone lines for any reason? If not, seems to me a 'shutdown -r now' command is gonna bring the link

Re: using cable modem with Debian?

1997-07-07 Thread Bob Billson
On Mon, 7 Jul 1997, Nathan E Norman wrote: I fail to understand why diald is needed at all. These are cable modems, right? The cable modems we're using are Zeniths ... 4Mbps I wasn't sure. I have never used them before so this is new to me. Am I missing something here, or are you? :) Most

using cable modem with Debian?

1997-07-06 Thread Bob Billson
or even kernel version. What I need to know for Tuesday is how to get Debian to work with the cable modem. The modem is connected to the cable company all the time. The IP address is dynamically assigned. Even if the connection goes down for a short while, the same IP address is used when

Re: using cable modem with Debian?

1997-07-06 Thread Brandon Mitchell
version. What I need to know for Tuesday is how to get Debian to work with the cable modem. The modem is connected to the cable company all the time. The IP address is dynamically assigned. Even if the connection goes down for a short while, the same IP address is used when the connection

Re: using cable modem with Debian?

1997-07-06 Thread dpk
Is there a DHCP server assigned by your cable company? If so, I would use the DHCP client software. My roomates and I have a cable modem, and use a linux box ( unfortunately running RedHat because it was set up before I moved in *gag* ) as a firewall, so we can run ethernet to all of our

GI-Surfboard Cable modem

1997-06-10 Thread Robert D. Hilliard
My local cable company is offering internet access using a General Instruments GI-Surfboard cable modem. They say it requires WIN95, and there are no drivers for other OSs. However, I doubt if he knows anything about Linux. Does anyone know if there are any Linux drivers to work

Re: GI-Surfboard Cable modem

1997-06-10 Thread Nathan E Norman
Does the cable modem attach directly to the PC, or does it attach to an ethernet card installed in the PC? If it uses the ethernet method, you can use it ... either use the static IP that Win95 uses or install the dhcpcd package if it's DHCP. -- Nathan Norman:Hostmaster CFNI

Re: Networking Win95, Debian Linux and Cable Modem

1997-06-02 Thread Paul Wade
is a Linux machine. The Linux machine has a cable modem connection to the Internet. I would like to get the Win95 machine talking to the Linux Machine and to the Internet via the cable modem. How do I do this? The Linux machine has two Ethernet cards and I have managed to get it to recognise

Networking Win95, Debian Linux and Cable Modem

1997-06-01 Thread Ross D. Gardler
I have two machines, one is a Win95 machine, one is a Linux machine. The Linux machine has a cable modem connection to the Internet. I would like to get the Win95 machine talking to the Linux Machine and to the Internet via the cable modem. How do I do this? The Linux machine has two Ethernet

Re: Networking Win95, Debian Linux and Cable Modem

1997-06-01 Thread Carey Evans
Ross D. Gardler [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: [snip] I would like to get the Win95 machine talking to the Linux Machine and to the Internet via the cable modem. How do I do this? [snip] Any pointers? I haven't had to do this myself, but there is documentation about it. Look at the Ethernet

Re: Networking Win95, Debian Linux and Cable Modem

1997-06-01 Thread George Bonser
on the net or, if you need more addresses than a class C you can use the 10.xxx.xxx.xxx space which is set aside for the same thing. On Sun, 1 Jun 1997, Ross D. Gardler wrote: I have two machines, one is a Win95 machine, one is a Linux machine. The Linux machine has a cable modem connection

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