speakeasy says that they support linux. From talking
to their tech guys that means they give you all the
info you need to set up a standard ethernet
connection. They also use linux for their servers.
Some of their more expensive programs include a shell
account.
I've had DSL and cable and I am going back to DSL
because the variability of cable drives me crazy! One
minute I'm going at 100K and then next I'm getting
800k. Its fast as all get out at 4am but I'm not up
that late often enough to make it worth my while.
Dacia
--- Patti Wavinak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Personally I would go with DSL if it is available in
> your area. My reason
> for this is the main reason a person gets cable or
> DSL is because of the
> fast connection and being on 24/7. The more
> subscribers on a cable line
> the slower it will access (and download) depending
> on the amount of
> people that are "on" at that time.
>
> We have our DSL line through Pacbell and they do not
> support Linux (if
> you should have a problem) and I believe that most
> of them will say that
> they don't support Linux. I have figured out the
> reasoning for this and
> that is because Linux has a much faster bandwidth
> than Windows does. I
> tested this out when downloading the 7.2 Beta -- on
> Linux it downloaded
> at an average of 148 K/sec when doing it on Windows
> it was 52K/sec BIG
> DIFFERENCE!!
>
> Just throwing in my $.02 worth (add California tax
> 8.5%) <giggle>
>
> Patti
> Registered Linux User #184611
>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Original Message
> <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
>
> On 9/8/00, 4:15:35 AM, Greg Stewart
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote regarding
> Re: [newbie] Cable Modem.:
>
>
> > Setting up a cable modem to work in linux is
> usually as easy as setting
> up a
> > network card.
>
> > However, apparently depending on your local
> provider's implementation,
> there
> > are a couple things to keep in mind:
>
> > Most cable providers use DHCP to assign the IPs to
> attached hosts, but
> some
> > use Static assignments.If they use DHCP make sure
> you have the latest
> DHCPD
> > or pumpd, whichever you plan to use.
>
> > Most cable companies seem use the MAC address of
> the cable modem itself
> for
> > LAN identification, but a few are actually using
> the MAC address of your
> > internal network card. This will cause problems if
> you need to change the
> > network card in your computer.
>
> > Check with your cable provider, and try to get as
> much information out of
> > them as possible. It may not be easy...the support
> techs I've had to
> speak
> > with at optonline don't seem to have a clue about
> networking issues. The
> big
> > solution is to turn off the computer, turn off the
> modem, and then turn
> both
> > back on. Oh, and then try using WinIPConfig.exe in
> windows (they hardly
> even
> > undestand the output of the command line "ipconfig
> /all".
>
> > --Greg
>
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Robin Regennitter"
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> > > I am thinking about getting cable modem as my
> internet connection and I
> > > wonder if there would be any problem with
> getting connected with Linux.
> > Has
> > > anyone got cable modem that would like to share
> with me. Problems or
> not?
> > > Like some advice before getting it.
> > >
> > > Rob
> > >
> > >
>
>
> >
>
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