I have used both cable modem and DSL. I prefer the cable modem because it is
faster in my area. The drawback of DSL is the further you are from the main
office or switching cabinet the slower your speeds will be.I must have been
to far away only averaged 80KB downloads with DSL.
I average 300-400KB downloads. (Yes KB and not Kb).Cox@home uses dhcp but my
IP has been static for around 8 mos.You have to have a legitimate host and
server name such as host#.city1.home.com for you box and names for your mail
servers,Default gateway IP and DNS IP. These should be provided when the
tech does the install unless they have a self install option in your area.I
have never noticed any real bandwidth draw down but I live in Phoenix and
the technology is well established.I will give DSL credit for better
security in that you are on an isolated line up to the phone company.Using a
decent firewall and not sharing your files can keep you fairly safe on
either setup.
Regards,
John
>From: Patti Wavinak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: Re: [newbie] Cable Modem.
>Date: Fri, 08 Sep 2000 14:31:12 +0000 (GMT)
>
>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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