On Mon, 26 Jun 2000, Andreas Meyer wrote:
> On 26-Jun-00, Fred Wright wrote:
>
> > Cable and DSL modems usually use a 10BaseT hookup, except for some
> > early ones that used a proprietary card in a PC. The *never* use
> > serial ports, since serial ports aren't fast enough.
>
> I learn a bit more every day;) And was wondering since month what a
> cable-modem is. A 10BaseT hockup to a server means one has to have
> such a ability in the house? But isn�t it for sending only and for
> receiving you need a modem? Or is this for satelite-connection? 8:-(
> Don�t laugh....
Cable modems use the cable TV service for a high-bandwidth connection,
while DSL uses the phone line. They usually connect to the computer via
10BaseT Ethernet. Satellite modems are still more prone to using
proprietary cards for PCs.
Some older cable services, and the common satellite services, are
downstream-only, requiring a regular dialup modem for the upstream side.
Sometimes this needs to be handled in the software (MiamiDx ought to be
able to do it), but then there are things like the Motorola CyberSurfr
cable modem, which has a serial port for an optional modem connection when
needed, so that the computer sees it as a bidirectional modem on the
10BaseT link.
> Fred, two more questions. I got Samba and Apache running and can access
> everthing from the PC-side, it�s great! How to I access files residing
> on the PC from the Amiga? My filers won�t show any PC-device on the
> Amiga, 'info' shows just the Amiga-devices.
Samba includes some limited FTP-like access in smbclient. There are other
packages like SMB-Connect and Tango which try to do that side better, but
I haven't tried them.
> And, if I ever want to try to go online to the internet from client-side
> through the LAN, how do I shutdown the internet-connection in Miami
> emmediatly working with the client?
I'm not sure exactly what you're asking here.
Fred Wright
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