] Telewest broadband connection - nogo
On Wednesday 15 October 2003 15:00, Ronald J. Hall wrote:
On Wednesday 15 October 2003 05:49 am, Len Lawrence wrote:
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
On October 18, 2003 10:37 am, rosie wrote:
The reason Telewest insist on a windows machine is that they want to
install 'spyware' software. It is supposed to help with diagnostics
if you have a problem, they will be able to remotely spy on that
windows machine.
Oh, no, no, no, no, no! This
More-or-less related to this, has anyone here managed to get Linux
working with BT Broadband (USB modem connection)? Last time I was home
I managed to get my mother using OpenOffice and Firebird, so I'd like
her to make the full switch, especially since her AV software isn't working.
Sir
On Wed, 15 Oct 2003 12:11:20 +0200
H.J.Bathoorn [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Wednesday 15 October 2003 11:49, Len Lawrence wrote:
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.
That was all
On Wed, 15 Oct 2003 10:49:33 +0100
Len Lawrence [EMAIL PROTECTED] uttered:
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?
What type of modem is it? If it is simply
On Wednesday 15 October 2003 11:49, Len Lawrence wrote:
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.
That was all he needed.
The hardware (mac adress) registers itself and gets an IP adress
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
On Wednesday 15 October 2003 05:49 am, Len Lawrence wrote:
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 went thru something like this when I hooked up with
On Wednesday 15 October 2003 15:00, Ronald J. Hall wrote:
On Wednesday 15 October 2003 05:49 am, Len Lawrence wrote:
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
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Subject: Re: [newbie] Telewest broadband connection - nogo
On Wednesday 15 October 2003 15:00, Ronald J. Hall wrote:
On Wednesday 15 October 2003 05:49 am, Len Lawrence wrote:
Can anybody tell me just what information would be required for a
simple standalone setup
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October 15, 2003 03:49 am, Len Lawrence wrote:
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
Len Lawrence wrote:
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
On October 15, 2003 02:49 am, Len Lawrence wrote:
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
On October 15, 2003 09:22 am, Harv Nelson wrote:
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I had the same sort of arguement with CenturyTel. My solution was to
buy a small D-Link DI-604 router (about $20). The router fights the
battle with their modem, DHCP/DNS servers, etc. (It even includes its
own littlde firewall, so now,
On Wed, 15 Oct 2003 12:11:20 +0200
H.J.Bathoorn [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Wednesday 15 October 2003 11:49, Len Lawrence wrote:
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.
That was all
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