The only "trick" with the cable modems is that 
they "remember" the MAC address of the last nic 
connected to them.  If you plug a different nic in, they 
don't connect. UNLESS you unplug the cable modem for a 
few min. so it will forget the MAC address.  Then 
everything goes fine.
> Thanks, that is good news. .... Now to de-volve my Dachstein/floppy from 
> pppoe over DSL to straight ethernet... <maniacal cackle>. ....
> 
> 
> Craig wrote:
> 
> >Hi Dr. Tibbs!
> >I have the same modem and I use the Dachstein CD, and it works
> >flawlessly. I use an "old" AMDk6 200Mhz. Box, and boot from the CD. I
> >just ran my CAT5 from the modem to the box, box to a hub, plugged my
> >computers on the LAN into the hub...and away I went. You'll like it!
> >
> >Cheers,
> >Craig
> >
> >
> >
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