Re: [newbie] NIC cards and Cable modems

1999-06-30 Thread Michael R. Batchelor
We'll be getting a cable modem ISP before the end of the year, and I was wondering how compatible they are with Linux. Are they a pain to set [...] q: Are they a pain to set up? a: nope not the slightest The technology isn't too hard, but your cable company might be. If they are anything like

Re: [newbie] NIC cards and Cable modems

1999-06-29 Thread Don Kelley
super easy to set up using an ethernet card. It my first experience with any kind of networking and it was fairly foolproof given enough setup information from your ISP. I'm using one now to connect my home network to the net and run a web server and ftp server etc etc Don ---

Re: [newbie] NIC cards and Cable modems

1999-06-29 Thread SciFyKid
basicly, your on a really big i guess wan, so you whould set it up using network, there are externel cable modems that hook up thro a NIC, and from what i have heard there really pretty easy to set up.