[PLUG] Buying a cable modem instead of renting...

On Thu, 2010-12-16 at 11:12 -0800, Paul Heinlein wrote: > On Thu, 16 Dec 2010, John Jason Jordan wrote: > > > About three years ago my original modem died (during a dist-upgrade, > > of all things - gawd what a mess that made!). I googled for good > > quality replacements and ended up with a Lin

Re: [PLUG] Buying your own cable modem...

> By VoIP, do you mean it has a jack for your phone, or that it supports the > QoS/VLAN features that Comcast uses for their VoIP service? Back when the local cable TV network was owned by AT&T it had phone service on it, and I had a line through them. It worked even when the Cable, and internet

Re: [PLUG] Buying your own cable modem...

On Thu, Dec 16, 2010 at 02:47:34PM -0800, Michael C. Robinson wrote: > Thanks Paul, I think I'm stuck buying a different modem though because > this one doesn't support VOIP. Apparently, Best Buy is the only place I > can purchase an Arris TM722G and according to Comcast it will run me > $250. By

Re: [PLUG] Buying your own cable modem...

On Thu, 2010-12-16 at 11:12 -0800, Paul Heinlein wrote: > On Thu, 16 Dec 2010, John Jason Jordan wrote: > > > About three years ago my original modem died (during a dist-upgrade, > > of all things - gawd what a mess that made!). I googled for good > > quality replacements and ended up with a Lin

Re: [PLUG] Laptop issues

On Thu, Dec 16, 2010 at 11:04 AM, Russell Senior wrote: > > "Denis" == Denis Heidtmann writes: > > Denis> Russell, After I make a bootable USB drive, how do I get the > Denis> Pavilion to boot from the USB? The USB is not on the list of > Denis> boot devices. Do I need a floppy to start the

Re: [PLUG] Laptop issues

> > > > Hmm. I may be wrong, but there's an option on the initial bootup > screen (press Esc?) to get boot options. There may be a removable > drive option that would work? See what choices it gives you. Maybe > (long shot) it doesn't include the USB option unless there is a USB > plugged in? >

Re: [PLUG] Buying your own cable modem...

On Thu, 16 Dec 2010, John Jason Jordan wrote: > About three years ago my original modem died (during a dist-upgrade, > of all things - gawd what a mess that made!). I googled for good > quality replacements and ended up with a Linksys CM100. I don't > recall how much I paid, but you can get it

Re: [PLUG] Laptop issues

> "Denis" == Denis Heidtmann writes: Denis> Russell, After I make a bootable USB drive, how do I get the Denis> Pavilion to boot from the USB? The USB is not on the list of Denis> boot devices. Do I need a floppy to start the process? Hmm. I may be wrong, but there's an option on the init

Re: [PLUG] Buying your own cable modem...

On Thu, 16 Dec 2010 10:40:53 -0800 "chris (fool) mccraw" dijo: >Dunno about you but I just got some snailmail from comcast last week >saying rental rates were going up to 7$/month. I'm also thinking >about buying tho maybe I can go cheaper since I don't need voip... > >Also dyndns works fine wit

Re: [PLUG] can't login to my ar410w router

> "wes" == wes writes: Russell> With a few precautions, sharing is safe. With a few Russell> facilities, abuse can be effectively dissuaded. With those Russell> two things covered, that just leaves the gift-culture spirit. wes> is there a guide to these precautions and facilities somewher

Re: [PLUG] Buying your own cable modem...

Dunno about you but I just got some snailmail from comcast last week saying rental rates were going up to 7$/month. I'm also thinking about buying tho maybe I can go cheaper since I don't need voip... Also dyndns works fine without paying. I use their free service and have for almost a decade.

Re: [PLUG] Laptop issues

On Thu, 16 Dec 2010 09:48:23 -0800 Denis Heidtmann dijo: >On Thu, Dec 16, 2010 at 12:05 AM, Russell Senior >wrote: > >> ... >> That's possible. I suggested trying that route also, but Denis is >> lacking the thumbdrive facilities. That's probably the cheapest >> route at the moment. Use /bin/d

Re: [PLUG] Laptop issues

On Thu, 16 Dec 2010 09:25:08 -0800 Denis Heidtmann dijo: >> Someplace around the house I have a full set of Windows 95 install >> floppies. I can dig them up if they would be of any help. >> >> It should be easy enough to test if it can boot from a USB stick. If >> I recall, your regular computer

Re: [PLUG] Buying your own cable modem...

On Thu, Dec 16, 2010 at 9:16 AM, Larry Brigman wrote: > On Thu, Dec 16, 2010 at 12:31 AM, someone wrote: >> I've been googling trying to find a source to buy the same modem from so I >> can >> return the rental.  I figure I'll be with Comcast for a year at least. >>  If I disconnect, I might wa

Re: [PLUG] Laptop issues

On Thu, Dec 16, 2010 at 12:05 AM, Russell Senior wrote: > ... > That's possible. I suggested trying that route also, but Denis is > lacking the thumbdrive facilities. That's probably the cheapest route > at the moment. Use /bin/dd to copy the Win98 install CD to a > harddisk, and then build a b

Re: [PLUG] Laptop issues

On Thu, Dec 16, 2010 at 9:19 AM, John Jason Jordan wrote: > On Thu, 16 Dec 2010 07:36:17 -0800 > Denis Heidtmann dijo: > > >> Maybe I didn't read carefully enough. What do you need the CD drive > >> for? > > >I want to install windows 95 or 98. (It has usb 2) I do not know if > >I can get it to

Re: [PLUG] can't login to my ar410w router

> > > > With a few precautions, sharing is safe. With a few facilities, abuse > can be effectively dissuaded. With those two things covered, that > just leaves the gift-culture spirit. > > > -- > Russell Senior, President > russ...@personaltelco.net > is there a guide to these precautions and fa

Re: [PLUG] Laptop issues

On Thu, 16 Dec 2010 07:36:17 -0800 Denis Heidtmann dijo: >> Maybe I didn't read carefully enough. What do you need the CD drive >> for? >I want to install windows 95 or 98. (It has usb 2) I do not know if >I can get it to boot from usb. Someplace around the house I have a full set of Windows

Re: [PLUG] Laptop issues

On Thu, Dec 16, 2010 at 12:05 AM, Russell Senior wrote: > > "John" == John Jason Jordan writes: > > John> Does the laptop have a USB port? If so it's probably 1.1, but > John> will still work with more modern USB devices, just more > John> slowly. So you could possibly scare up a USB CD drive

Re: [PLUG] Buying your own cable modem...

On Thu, Dec 16, 2010 at 12:31 AM, someone wrote: > I have a rented from Comcast Arris TM722 ?G modem.  It has no usb > port, one phone port, one ethernet port, and of course a cable > connection. > > I've been googling trying to find a source to buy the same modem from so I can > return the rental

Re: [PLUG] Laptop issues

On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 10:22 PM, Jason Barnett wrote: > Did you happen to copy down the model number of the CD drive while you had > it out? Might help to figure out what kind of drivers it may need. > Also, I stumbled across the service manual for this series of notebooks, > here

Re: [PLUG] Laptop issues

On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 10:08 PM, John Jason Jordan wrote: > On Wed, 15 Dec 2010 20:37:55 -0800 > Denis Heidtmann dijo: > > >The need is for a laptop to run an HP S20 slide scanner, using Windows > >95 or 98, since that scanner has no Linux support. I have tried in > >the past using Windows 2K u

[PLUG] Buying your own cable modem...

I have a rented from Comcast Arris TM722 ?G modem. It has no usb port, one phone port, one ethernet port, and of course a cable connection. I've been googling trying to find a source to buy the same modem from so I can return the rental. I figure I'll be with Comcast for a year at least.

Re: [PLUG] Installing a Cisco Valet wireless USB adapter

> From: "chris (fool) mccraw" > On Tue, Dec 14, 2010 at 13:28, Mark Jones wrote: > >> I looked at that page. Specifically, the USB device page. So if I get >> one of the products listed on this page, and download the driver >> associated with it, I should be able to use it, yes? Would I still >>

Re: [PLUG] can't login to my ar410w router

> "Victor" == Victor Soich writes: Victor> Still, thank you all for helping me through this angst Victor> inducing procedure. These little things can really trip one Victor> up. So, please tell me what are the best practices for Victor> configuring the router. [...] Best Practices is to b

Re: [PLUG] Laptop issues

> "Jason" == Jason Barnett writes: Jason> Did you happen to copy down the model number of the CD drive Jason> while you had it out? Might help to figure out what kind of Jason> drivers it may need. Also, I stumbled across the service Jason> manual for this series of notebooks, here Jason> <

Re: [PLUG] Laptop issues

> "John" == John Jason Jordan writes: John> Does the laptop have a USB port? If so it's probably 1.1, but John> will still work with more modern USB devices, just more John> slowly. So you could possibly scare up a USB CD drive. It has usb2. The CPU is a 2.4GHz P4. It's not *that* old. Jo