[TriLUG] Re: Cable Modem and Linux

[Frye, Matthew]

I agree.  TWC never brought me a card, but did supply me with an absurdly
long USB cable (separate from the one in the Surfboard box).  When I asked
the TWC tech about compatibility and the USB connection, he just gave me a
blank look.  I tried it with my RJ45 and of course it worked fine.  I have
tried the USB on my test boxen, and it worked after some looking around on
the lkml, but prefer to use the RJ45 since I actually plug it into my
router.  

Matt

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> From: 	Jason Purdy[SMTP:jason at journalistic.com]
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> list
> Sent: 	Thursday, August 14, 2003 11:19 AM
> To: 	Triangle Linux Users Group discussion list
> Subject: 	RE: [TriLUG] Re: Cable Modem and Linux
> 
> 
> A few years ago, I was using USB from a Motorola 4100 Surfboard cable
> modem
> and I worked with Brad Hards (basically, he sent me patches and I sent him
> debug logs) and it made it into a -ac kernel release:
> 
> http://lwn.net/2001/0712/a/2.4.6-ac2.php3
> 
> Ahhh ... that musta burnt up a minute or two from my 15 minutes. ;)
> 
> Anyway, suffice it to say, USB should work (it did for me after those
> patches), but as I heard from techies, that's not the way it's supposed to
> be done and if you can use RJ45, all the better.
> 
> Jason
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: trilug-bounces at trilug.org [mailto:trilug-bounces at trilug.org]On
> Behalf Of Turnpike Man
> Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2003 11:01 AM
> To: Triangle Linux Users Group discussion list
> Subject: Re: [TriLUG] Re: Cable Modem and Linux
> 
> 
> YES, RR in the Triangle area does try to put users on the USB connected
> cable.
> I specifically had to request I get an RJ45 connection, which they
> actually
> gave me a cheapo 10mbit card too (which I have kindly never used).  The
> cable
> modem I have allows for both, but I bet, unless they have changed, they'll
> try
> to bring you USB unless you specify.  I'd make sure you ask Customer
> Service
> or
> Ordering about that.
> 
> David M.
> 
> --- "Lance A. Brown" <lance at bearcircle.net> wrote:
> > Roberto J. Dohnert wrote:
> >
> > > I am moving to a new house and where i used to live I had DSL, with
> > > the new place I am getting RoadRunner.  I run Yellowdog Linux 3.0 and
> > > Red Hat Linux 9, I was wondering if there were any specific drivers I
> > > need to load or anything special I need to do with Linux to get it to
> > > work properly with Cable.  People can reply through the lists or you
> > > can send me a private e-mail.
> > >
> > Greetings,
> >
> > I've been running RH Linux with RR for over 2 years now with no special
> > requirements.  I've got an ethernet connected cablemodem so all I need
> > is a NIC in my computer to talk to the cablemodem.  Don't know what
> > you'll need to do if you get a USB-connected cablemodem (do they make
> > such beasts?)
> >
> > --[Lance]
> 
> 
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