Re: [newbie] Will Cable Modems Work with 8.1

2001-11-16 Thread poweredbysun
I'm running great over 1 Gbit over Copper Switched LAN to Linksys Router to Toshiba analog Cable modem on Cox Cable Internet with LM8.1. LM8.1 recognized a linksys Gig over Cu NIC and installed the drivers automagically. It automagically recognized the router DHCP over the Lan and installed the in

Re: [newbie] Will Cable Modems Work with 8.1

2001-10-19 Thread lists
On Wednesday 17 October 2001 14:06, you wrote: > Will Cable modem work with mandrake 8.1?? I am updateing my box and I am > curious if a cable modem will work and if so which specific kinds work.. I > am just too far outside of DSL, now that I moved.. So let me know your > feedback.. I am locate

Re: [newbie] Will Cable Modems Work with 8.1

2001-10-18 Thread Sridhar Dhanapalan
On Thu, 18 Oct 2001 09:25:03 GMT, Paul <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > a lower case letter is smaller than the base unit, by the same magnitude. > > For example, > > > > MB = megabyte (a thousand bytes) > > mb = millibit (a thousandth of a bit) > > A megabyte is a thousand bytes? *giggle* > Ha

Re: [newbie] Will Cable Modems Work with 8.1

2001-10-18 Thread ddcharles
Hi, Actually, a megabyte is 1024 bytes (i.e. 2^10); Also, I have seen several people on the list stating that 1 byte = 10 bits, this is not true; 1 byte = 8 bits. HTH, David Charles On Thu, 18 Oct 2001, Paul wrote: > This is a multi-part message in MIME format... > > =_100339717

Re: [newbie] Will Cable Modems Work with 8.1

2001-10-18 Thread Sridhar Dhanapalan
On Thu, 18 Oct 2001 08:54:41 -0500, Matt Greer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > on 10/18/01 1:06 AM, Sridhar Dhanapalan at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > Yes, I think you're right there. The general rule is that a capital letter > > signifies something larger than the base unit, by a given magnitude.

Re: [newbie] Will Cable Modems Work with 8.1

2001-10-18 Thread Matt Greer
on 10/18/01 1:06 AM, Sridhar Dhanapalan at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Yes, I think you're right there. The general rule is that a capital letter > signifies something larger than the base unit, by a given magnitude. > Conversely, > a lower case letter is smaller than the base unit, by the same ma

Re: [newbie] Will Cable Modems Work with 8.1

2001-10-18 Thread Michael
This i do know. Originally using metrics capitals were used when it was a persons name only. Like Pascals in kP for air pressure. Since then though the computer industry has adapted things for their own use. After all we are the only ones that do not use a metric kilo. A kilo byte (kB) = 1024 byt

Re: [newbie] Will Cable Modems Work with 8.1

2001-10-18 Thread Paul
> a lower case letter is smaller than the base unit, by the same magnitude. For > example, > > MB = megabyte (a thousand bytes) > mb = millibit (a thousandth of a bit) A megabyte is a thousand bytes? *giggle* Have a cup of coffee! My treat :) Paul Want to buy your Pack or Services from Mand

Re: [newbie] Will Cable Modems Work with 8.1

2001-10-18 Thread Sridhar Dhanapalan
On Wed, 17 Oct 2001 13:50:10 -0500, Matt Greer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > on 10/17/01 1:35 PM, michael at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > On Wednesday 17 October 2001 11:28, you were observed > > remarking: > >> on 10/17/01 1:15 PM, michael at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >>> ATT@home gives me fro

Re: [newbie] Will Cable Modems Work with 8.1

2001-10-18 Thread Sridhar Dhanapalan
> > |-----Original Message- > > |From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > |[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Mark Wilson > > |Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2001 6:07 PM > > |To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > |Subject: Re: [newbie] Will Cable Modems Work with 8.1 > > | >

Re: [newbie] Will Cable Modems Work with 8.1

2001-10-17 Thread johnc
On Wednesday 17 October 2001 03:15 pm, you wrote: > Who is your service provider? :^) > > Hans N. [EMAIL PROTECTED], AZ Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

Re: [newbie] Will Cable Modems Work with 8.1

2001-10-17 Thread Roger Sherman
I have Optimum Online, which works great in 7.2, but I haven't been able to get online with it in any 8.x version. :-( On Wed, 17 Oct 2001, Matt Greer wrote: > on 10/17/01 1:15 PM, michael at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > ATT@home gives me from 250-500Kb/s and 8.1 didn't even > > hiccough...zo