Date: Tue, 28 Dec 1999 20:17:15 -0500 From: "Jason" <jasonc@concentric.net> To: "Brooks Davis" <brooks@one-eyed-alien.net> Cc: <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Cable Modem Support Message-ID: <001f01bf519a$7533b680$4900a8c0@stan> References: <012e01bf510e$7bb1b8e0$4900a8c0@stan> <19991228090745.A28@orion.ac.hmc.edu>
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Thanks for the reply. Shooting my ISP is something I have thought about for months now :). But need them because at least they do allow me high speed win98 acess which is better than nothing. As for ISDN....it seems the ISDN uses the same sort of conditioned line as DSL. So it would cost exactly the same to install either one. I have spoke with Covad and the ILEC here many times over this issue. They seem very set. Its odd that a T1 can be installed for under $500 and cost around $269/month....but Covad refuses to accept a Point to Point line ordered by me for their service. They say Contracts with the ILEC prevents me from providing my own Local Loop. anyhow....will have to wait out this Cable modem issue until the new two way modems are released....they told me they would be out in 98....still waiting. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brooks Davis" <brooks@one-eyed-alien.net> To: "Jason" <jasonc@concentric.net> Cc: <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Sent: Tuesday, December 28, 1999 12:07 PM Subject: Re: Cable Modem Support > On Tue, Dec 28, 1999 at 03:35:22AM -0500, Jason wrote: > > I need to know if there is any BSD support for a General Instruments > > Internal Cable Modem. This modem does not use any Netowrk Inteface cards to > > work but has special software and plugs into a ISA port. > > Unfortunatly you are probably screwed. As far as I know there is no > support for either internal cable modems or internal DSL modems. > Shooting the idiots at your ISP is probably the best option. ;-) On > that DSL option, that sounds like IDSL (i.e. DSL with ISDN switching) so > you might want to consider ISDN. It's metered, but at least it probably > wouldn't cost $7500 to install. > > -- Brooks > > -- > "Those who desire to give up freedom in order to gain security, will not > have, nor do they deserve, either one" > --Thomas Jefferson > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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