[techtalk] Cable Modem Issues

[Ian Hall-Beyer]

On Thu, 30 Sep 1999, Beverly Guillermo wrote:

> The cable company that I use @home sometimes will try to reset everything
> so when trying to run a server, you'd have to shutdown the network
> and restart it again.   At least, they've told my friends who've tried to
> run a server.

Typical of their windows-only mentailty. All you would have to do is get a
new address iva DHCP, on a linux box, and then reinitialize the firewall.

> Well, they'll have to get people knowledgable in Linux to help out.  And
> they don't feel like paying them...heh..

@home phone techs are usually droids during the day, and geeks at night.
best time to catch someone helpful is around midnight.

-Ian


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