4.1.19981203045056.033fab30@pacbell.net> To: suse-linux-e@suse.com From: lunaslide@pacbell.net (lunaslide) Subject: Re: [SuSE Linux] Cable Modem In-Reply-To: <[SuSE Linux] Cable Modem> At 12:54 AM 12/3/98 -0600, you wrote:

If you have a choice, stick with an external modem.

Agreed. Some cable companies won't even show if you say you have *nix installed. Media One doesn't. You just have the drone set it up under Windoze and set it up yourself under linux. Play dumb.

You may still need to set up masquerading on one of your Linux boxes if you have multiple machines since many Cable Modems can be configured to attempt to limit the number of PCs connected to one modem.

It might be in your interest to set up a firewall on this machine as well, as the rest of the local cable network has access to shared drives and so forth. Granted, most of the other people on the network will probably be Windoze users, but all you need is that *other* linux user on the network who wants to go out and take a little peek. Cable networks definitely have their security problems. A friend set up his network at home with the modem connected to an OpenBSD firewall/router that allowed the rest of his machines access. - To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo@suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e Check out the SuSE-FAQ at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A">http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A</A>> and the archiv at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A">http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A</A>>