[TriLUG] Road Runner and Linux (was: replacing a hard drive)

[Jason Tower]

yes, it was RR, but it was long enough ago that the details of the install
process are a little hazy.  i think the win32 app/PPPoE client was needed
so that you could use your RR-supplied account name and password to
authenticate yourself to their network and add the modem's mac address to
their access list.  there has to be some sort of initial identification,
otherwise any yahoo could go the store, buy a cable modem, plus it in, and
have access to RR's network.

it's not that they're linux-hostile or anything, i just think that there
may not be a way to perform the initial authentication using linux.  but
like you, IANARRE.  where the hell is ben when you need him?  :-)

jason

> Jason Tower wrote:
>> when i 'self-installed' RR a year or two ago, i seem to recall that i
>> had to install a win32 app on my windows box to initialize the cable
>> modem or something to that effect.
>
> Hmm. Are you sure it was RR? IANARRE, but all the cable modem needs to
> initialize is to get talking with the headend. I don't recall having to
> boot my machine at all in order to get the modem itself working.
>
> In fact, I've had a few good chats with some budding Linux users in the
> TW support department. None of my dealings with TW has indicated any
> real bias against Linux. Just don't expect them to jump in and assist
> you with Linux if your modem drops offline.
>
> Cheers!
> Mark
>
>
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Jason Tower
Cerient Technologies
jason at cerient.net