Re: Cable Modem Question

["Blake L. Carlson" <blake-carlson uiowa edu>]

Mike -

Here in Iowa City, IA (with the highest rate of per capita cable modem
users) , the @Home installations have been pretty Linux friendly.  The
installers are private contractors and seem to be lazy.  That is,
they'll show up with the cable modem and get it hooked up and synced
into the system.  Then the "computer guy" comes with 10T PCI network
card and USB adapter in hand.  If you just ask, they'll give you all the
network info you need to get up and running on your own and they will
leave.  (Though my installer didn't even know what domain name or subnet
mask to use!!)  I've had friends that didn't even let them look at their
computer, the installer just gave the net information and left.

I let them do it their way on my windows side, and then I setup Linux
myself.  Judging by the quality of my "computer guy" I doubt he even
knows what Linux is.  I didn't even mention it to avoid confusion.

I've been through this with AT&T several times with several answers.  It
seems they are trying to use dynamic IP addresses but it isn't working.
So, they are just giving out static IP addresses like candy. (At least
here in Iowa City)  If you ask their customer service, they'll tell you
that nobody has dynamic IPs.  Something funny going on it AT&T
headquarters?????????

The only downside is that you need a Win or Mac box to use the @Home
browser plugin.  This is required to log into their system and request
additional IP's and to check your actual assigned network information
(which was important for me to get things fixed).  

The cable modem acts like an uplink into an Ethernet system.  Make sure
they give you a cable modem with an Ethernet port, otherwise you're in
big trouble.  My cable modem works fine with Linux and Win and I don't
see why it wouldn't work on your system.

They make you nervous when they answer your technical questions
ambiguously, but in the end everything works out and you're happy.  

Good luck -

Blake

PS - To any @Home installation people that may be reading this, please
don't hate me or take my cable modem away!!!  But something HAS to be
done.  The answers I've gotten from TCI/AT&T on technical questions have
been very poor, incorrect, and usually misleading.

stanczyk@pcisys.net wrote:
> 
> I'm contemplating getting a cable modem from the local provider. (AT&T formerly
> TCI)  However, there's one catch, they want to install it on a Windows 9x/NT
> platform.  I really don't want them screwing with my other Windows machines.
> So the idea is: Since I have a Multia dual booting Linux and WinNT, let the
> cable people install on the WinNT partition, then setup Linux at my own
> pace.
> 
> The question: Has anyone run a cable modem on a Multia with WinNT?  Will it
> work?
> 
> Thanks!
> Mike
> 
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