[wplug] Cable Modems

T Quine quining at hotmail.com
Fri Apr 27 11:21:10 EDT 2001


I your network card works on the university's ethernet, and you can 
configure DHCP, you should be able to use the cable modem.  No kernel 
recompile necessary.

-quine-


>From: "m. allen adams, jr" <the-a-bomb at usa.net>
>Reply-To: wplug at wplug.org
>To: wplug at wplug.org
>Subject: Re: [wplug] Cable Modems
>Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2001 01:59:46 -0400
>
>% > 2.  Plus do I need to worry about hardware
>% > compatibility if I try to run it under Linux?  I'm
>%
>% Nope.  If you've got a NIC that's supported by Linux, you're good to go.
>
>Is there somewhere one could get information on using cable modems?  I must
>admit, I'm not too well-versed on their workings.
>
>But, the way I understand this is, if right now, I am using an ethernet
>connection for XXXXX College's network for my connection, over the summer I
>could use a cable connection without having to install a bunch of equipment
>on my box and recompile my kernel?
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