[ale] Question about cable modem connections

[Kenneth Price]

Jim,

I've had great success getting IE6 running on Ubuntu.  Should work for you
too.
http://www.tatanka.com.br/ies4linux/page/Main_Page

A windows box isn't technically "required" to get the cable connection
setup.  However, that's all their techs know.  I've found that most insist
on playing with networking settings, if for no other reason than to look
like they know what they're doing ... and most really don't.  However, since
the laptop will acquire it's networking info via DHCP, just preconfigure
your laptop according, install IE6 (IE7 is buggy and in beta), and hope for
the best.  Yes a router is ideal, but it won't help with the setup process
one bit.  During a Comcast installation in April, the tech looked at me with
blank eyes when I told him I'd be using my Ubuntu laptop for the setup.  All
he really needed was IE ... and ALOT hand holding and pats on the back and
assurances that it would in fact work.  And it did.

Best Regards,
Ken Price


On Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 10:36 AM, Jim Lynch <ale_nospam at fayettedigital.com>wrote:

> Jim Lynch wrote:
> > I'm about to set out on a project that's bound to be hazardous to my
> > marriage and maybe my health.  I'm sending my wife to her mother's house
> > (who is 91) with a laptop running Xubuntu.  When she gets there, she'll
> > order internet service from the local cable provider.  While I have no
> > hope that the installer will even know what Linux is, I'm hoping it will
> > be plug and play.
> >
> > My question is, do cable modems work like DSL modems in that they have a
> > DHCP server built in so all you have to do is plug a computer that works
> > with a DHCP enabled router?  Or do you have to do some manual
> configuration?
> >
> >
> I had hoped this would be a simple installation.  Guess I'd better see
> if I can get IE to run under wine for her.  This old box can't run
> anything newer than Win98 and there's no way I'd open a Win98 system to
> the internet today.
>
> Another question.  If I go buy a cable modem can I test to see if it
> will respond to firefox without being connected to the cable?  Maybe
> that's a solution.
>
> Thanks,
> Jim.
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