Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2003 10:33:43 -0700 From: Lee_Shackelford@dot.ca.gov To: questions@freebsd.org Subject: television cable internet service Message-ID: <OF5334D70F.8A3ED68C-ON88256D48.005F1417@dot.ca.gov>
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Greetings fellow B.S.D. enthusiasts. Recently, I requested installation of a television cable at my home in Sacramento, California. The cable operator is Comcast. I requested connection of the television cable to my computer, which is a service that the operator advertises profusely. The telephone sales representative assured me that all things are possible, including both a Unix operating system, and an in-house L.A.N. The installation technician spent some time installing the cable, then attached it through a Motorola DOCSYS modem to the NIC board on the computer. The computer saw the cable network, but the cable refused to accept a logon request from the computer. The technician said that he believed that neither B.S.D. nor any other Unix, nor any Microsoft product that could be programmed to act as a server was acceptable. Has any other person had the same problem? How did you solve it? If I insist on a B.S.D. connection, how do I locate a B.S.D. friendly internet service provider in Sacramento? If I insist on B.S.D., am I confined to a 56 kb Hayes-type telephone modem? Any comments or advice is appreciated. Lee_Shackelford@dot.ca.gov
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