Re: [K12OSN] USB cable-modem

[Julius Szelagiewicz <julius turtle com>]

On Tue, 2 Dec 2003, Terrell Prude', Jr. wrote:
> norbert wrote:
> > Has anyone setup a K12ltsp server using a Scientific-Atlanta (Webstar)
> > cable-modem with a USB port for external communications & internet
> > along with a standard 10/100 NIC for the local LAN ?
> > norbert
>
>
> Hmmm...though I don't know about specific brands, all the cable modems
> I've ever seen were designed for Ethernet RJ-45 usage.  Are there any
> hints in the docs about what the USB interface is for (out-of-band
> management, or whatever)?  For example, APC UPS's are known to use USB
> and RS-232 serial interfaces for cleanly shutting down your PC after a
> certain time w/o power.

Terrell, Norbert,
	I've done an extensive search on the possibility of connecting
Earthlink sattellite modem to a K12 server. The consensus was that I was
welcome to write the interface. I have briefly considered relearning C,
but when I realized how appalingly bad the service was, the desire
subsided. APC interface is rather idiotic, as opposed to idiotically
simple and the usb version is a direct port of the serial, not the same
class of difficulty at all. APC actually has a TCP based interface which
seems rather easy to program for, because the tools are readily available
to do just about anything with TCP/IP. julius