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

[David J. Schwartzburg]

I don't believe there is currently any requirement for MAC 
authentication on RR.  I recently moved to Raleigh, and moved my 
fiance's cable modem from her apartment to mine.  I didn't have to run 
any app. to install any road runner software, and I was able to connect 
fine.  However, when trying a cable modem from a store, I couldn't get 
it to work, because it's serial number wasn't registered with TW.

Dave


Jason Tower wrote:

>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
>
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>>Jason Tower wrote:
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>>>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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>>   Mark Turner, N4JMT   Siteseers Inc.
>>   www.markturner.net   Open Source Solutions
>>                        www.siteseers.net
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