[SuSE Linux] Cable Modem
Hello Running SuSE 5.2 is it possible to hook up a cable modem? And if so any pointers where to look for imformation on how to do this? Chris - To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo@suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e
On 02-Dec-98 Christopher Ballog wrote:
Hello Running SuSE 5.2 is it possible to hook up a cable modem?
Yes.
And if so any pointers where to look for imformation on how to do this?
Net3-HOWTO, Cablemodem-HOWTO, ethernet-HOWTO, and if you want to hook more than 1 computer to the Internet, look at IPmasq-HOWTO, and possibly the firewall-HOWTO. They are on the disk, at sunsite, and various other locations.
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E-Mail: Danny Kephart <kepe@home.com> Date: 02-Dec-98 Time: 09:48:24 - To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo@suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e
Hello Running SuSE 5.2 is it possible to hook up a cable modem?
And if so any pointers where to look for imformation on how to do this?
Cable Modems generally come in two varieties: internal and external. External Cable Modems are no problem at all. Depending on how they are configurd they look like a bridge, switch or router to you. It's just like configuring a machine at work. You need the IP address, netmask, default gateway, DNS, etc -- unless you are allowed to use DHCP to fetch them. Internal Cable Modems are a different problem. Some will meticulously emulate a well-known Ethernet card. Others will rely upon a driver to do most of the dirty work. In the latter case the vendor will seldom support anything other than Windows. Check the vendor's web-site and the system providers. You might find a reference to an unsupported driver somewhere, but probably not. If you have a choice, stick with an external modem. 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. - 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>>
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. lunaslide * PGP key->pgpkeys.mit.edu port 11371 * * * * * * * ...the really profound changes in human life all have their ultimate origin in knowledge pursued for its own sake. * * * * * -Alfred North Whitehead * * * * * * * * - 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>>
sorry for the useless chat but I just want to say some cable networks do know and are thinking about linux surport.
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. My cable network I use does not mind linux but does not surport it. But they have installed a redhat 5.2 machine at their office. I had to corect the tech guy about calling linux version 5.2 grrr. As for the drone that came over he was a cleaner for 10 yrs and failed to set up on my NT box. I asked him to leave and 20 mins later I had linux running fine with the cheap d-link card.
But the adsl service in town will not show up if you have linux or Windows NT. They only take 95 98 and they try to get you to rent software from them. To make the adsl worse it is unstable and they have their network set up wrong and it is slower then the cable. <A HREF="http://theverge.com"><A HREF="http://theverge.com</A">http://theverge.com</A</A>> - 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>>
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