Hi Folks, After installing SuSE Linux Email Server III for a customer's 36 PC network I am REALLY impressed with the OS and thinking of buying SuSE Linux 8.0 for personal use. However, I use a Motorola SB4100 Cable Modem to connect to the 'net through my Cable Telco's Broadband network and have been told that they are not supported under SuSE Linux so I'm asking if someone could confirm or deny that for me please. Have Fun, Robbie mailto:rgwilson@totalise.co.uk v1.2a s+r>d TW* 3/0/@+pw+r tinG 6+ 0 WYWH 15 35 99.4 <20jan0>
Robbie, Based on this statement from their website .. I don't see why it wouldn't work with a bit of configuration. If it's a straight ethernet connection ..it should work. "Easy to use USB interface; 10/100 Ethernet interface available for non-USB computers" I found the above on their website. If it's straight ethernet it shouldn't need any kind of drivers..just a cat5 cable and your ISP configs. I can see where it would need drivers for USB...seems everything needs a seperate USB driver. I say give it try. If your ISP gave you a Gateway, Primary and Secondary DNS servers and whatever else you needed to connect..it should work. Is the connection made via PPPOE or DHCP...heck did they give you a static ip? :) Give us a bit more information on how they like you to connect..and it's possible it may work. :) Cheers! * Robbie Wilson (rgwilson@totalise.co.uk) [020417 23:26]: ::Hi Folks, :: :: After installing SuSE Linux Email Server III for a customer's 36 PC :: network I am REALLY impressed with the OS and thinking of buying :: SuSE Linux 8.0 for personal use. :: :: However, I use a Motorola SB4100 Cable Modem to connect to the 'net :: through my Cable Telco's Broadband network and have been told that :: they are not supported under SuSE Linux so I'm asking if someone :: could confirm or deny that for me please. -=Ben --=====-----=====-- mailto:ben@whack.org --=====-- "I've never been quarantined. But the more I look around the more I think it might not be a bad thing." -GC --=====-----=====--
Hi Ben, Thursday, April 18, 2002, 07:33:34, you wrote: BR> Based on this statement from their website .. I don't see why it BR> wouldn't work with a bit of configuration. If it's a straight ethernet BR> connection ..it should work. BR> "Easy to use USB interface; 10/100 Ethernet interface available for BR> non-USB computers" It is a straight ethernet via RJ45. BR> I found the above on their website. If it's straight ethernet it BR> shouldn't need any kind of drivers..just a cat5 cable and your ISP BR> configs. I can see where it would need drivers for USB...seems BR> everything needs a seperate USB driver. True )-: BR> I say give it try. If your ISP gave you a Gateway, Primary and Secondary BR> DNS servers and whatever else you needed to connect..it should work. Is BR> the connection made via PPPOE or DHCP...heck did they give you a static BR> ip? :) I have a dynamic IP address - although I hardly switch my computer off and the IP _never_ seems to change ... BR> Give us a bit more information on how they like you to connect..and it's BR> possible it may work. :) I get my IP from a broadcast node which uses the mac address to verify that it's me - I've run it succesfully under Win95, 98, NT4, 2000 and XP Pro by simply plugging it in after initial installation by a telco engineer. I couldn't see where the problem would lie, but I thought I'd better check - when I'm used to speeds of 50 - 60kps for downloads, I could never go back to a dial-up connection!! Reading your follow-up email (and the one from jeric as well) everything should go well, but I thought I'd better try and find out first (-: When I ipconfig /all to my network card I receive the following: Windows IP Configuration host name : my computer name primary dns suffix: no entry node type : hybrid ip routing enabled: no wins proxy enabled: no Ethernet Adapter Local Area Connection connection-specific dns suffix: no entry description : my on-board 3com card physical address : my mac address dhcp enabled : yes autoconfiguration enabled : yes ip address : 62.xx.xx.xxx subnet mask : 255.xxx.xxx.xxx default gateway : 62.xx.xx.xxx dhcp servers : 62.xx.xx.xxx 62.xx.xx.xxx lease obtained : 18 April 2002 06:33:00 lease expires : 19 April 2002 06:33:00 So it looks like the lease autoupdates (-: Have Fun, Robbie mailto:rgwilson@totalise.co.uk v1.2a s+r>d TW* 3/0/@+pw+r tinG 6+ 0 WYWH 15 35 99.4 <20jan0>
I have been using my SB4100 without problems or special configurations. As long as you installed the NIC properly in SuSE, then you should be ok. I am using SuSE 7.0 and have the SB4100 connected to a firewall/masq, webserver, internal lan, and internal NIS/NFS. None of which required anything specially set up for the modem. If you are using the USB, then that is a different story. Just use the RJ-45 connection, and it shouldn't be a problem. -jeric : -----Original Message----- : From: Robbie Wilson [mailto:rgwilson@totalise.co.uk] : Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2002 5:45 PM : To: suse-linux-e@suse.com : Subject: [SLE] Motorola SB4100 Cable Modem : : : Hi Folks, : : After installing SuSE Linux Email Server III for a customer's 36 PC : network I am REALLY impressed with the OS and thinking of buying : SuSE Linux 8.0 for personal use. : : However, I use a Motorola SB4100 Cable Modem to connect to the 'net : through my Cable Telco's Broadband network and have been told that : they are not supported under SuSE Linux so I'm asking if someone : could confirm or deny that for me please. : : Have Fun, : Robbie mailto:rgwilson@totalise.co.uk : v1.2a s+r>d TW* 3/0/@+pw+r tinG 6+ 0 WYWH 15 35 99.4 <20jan0> : : : : -- : To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com : For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com : : Also check the archives at http://lists.suse.com : :
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