The windows software you have been given registers the modem on their network and allows the modem to download the correct software into it to set
the download & upload speeds etc.. Howeveer, you should be able to install the modem manually, it takes a little effort. If you go to http://homepage.ntlworld.com/robin.d.h.walker/cmtips/broadjump.html follow the instructions under 'Doing without the Broadband Installer you *should* be able to install it OK. Hope this helps. Thanks, Jamie -------------------------------------------- [EMAIL PROTECTED] ITS Internal Extension : 5806 Direct Dial : 0870 754 5806 -------------------------------------------- -----Original Message----- From: Len Lawrence [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 15 October 2003 10:50 To: newbie Subject: [newbie] Telewest broadband connection - nogo Well I am about to shoot myself, again! Finally made the decision to go broadband, having been advised on this list that there would be no difficulty with a Linux system. Contacted Telewest BlueYonder, and the technician turned up today, and found he could not install the modem because there is no Windows machine in the house. He could not install the hardware and leave it without it being configured and presumably talking to base. All he would do is load a CD into Windows, if it were available, and let it run. His supervisor gave him some story about having to run the Windows setup before the modem could be used. I am so completely ignorant about networking that I could not even begin to suggest how we might go about experimenting with it to try and get the modem recognised and the connection working. All I could give the poor lad was the MAC address of eth0 and all he knew was that the connection needed to be configured under DHCP. Can anybody tell me just what information would be required for a simple standalone setup? And is it true that the cable modem can only be initialized by proprietary software? I have perused various HOWTOs without seeing exactly what kind of information is needed. IP addresses of course. Presumably I could badger Telewest to give me those in written form, but what else? The dialup connection was simple to configure because Demon provided all the relevant parameters. -- Len Lawrence ---------------------------------------------------------- Living on Earth may be expensive, but it includes an annual free trip around the Sun. ---------------------------------------------------------- ************** E-mail Disclaimer ************** This e-mail message is confidential and for use by the addressee only. If the message is received by anyone other than the addressee, please return the message to the sender by replying to it and then delete the message from your computer. Please note that any views, or opinions presented in this e-mail are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of The Benenden Healthcare Society Limited. The recipient should check this e-mail and any attachments for the presence of viruses. The Benenden Healthcare Society Limited accepts no liability for any damages caused by any virus transmitted by this email and its attachments. The Benenden Healthcare Society Limited is regulated by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) and is an Incorporated Friendly Society, registered under the Friendly Societies Act 1992. Registered No: 480F. The Benenden Healthcare Society Limited, Registered Office: Holgate Park Drive, York, YO26 4GG. Tel 0870 7545 700 Fax 0870 7545 821 www.benenden.org.uk. ***********************************************
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