sorry about the confusion...
i was just venting over the fact that i got 2 different stories from them
about what could and couldn't be done and for how much.
i currently have one RR (Toshiba PCX2200) cable modem with a Linksys BEFSR41
router attached.
i have set up a second computer for the wife to get her email in another
part of my apartment and wanted to connect it to RR.
i do not have the funds to purchase a new wireless router (Linksys WRT54G -
$129.99) or wireless network card (Linksys WMP54G - $69.99).
i also have a spare cable modem (3com CMX) that i was hoping to just hook up
and pay < $20/month for the second connection.
i guess my wife will just have to deal with the 25' cat 5 cable going from
room-to-room for now.
thanks,
thor
btw: i found several network devices which used the existing cable wiring
but i wasn't sure how reliable they would be in an apartment complex.
any thoughts?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ronald KA4INM Youvan" <ka4inm@tampabay.rr.com>
To: <slug@nks.net>
Sent: Monday, July 07, 2003 22:44
Subject: Re: [SLUG] brighthouse
> Why do you want to "add my spare cable modem"?
> I am getting very nearly two times T1 speed from
> Bright house cable, it varies from 2.7 to 3.9, usually
> about 3.7 mbit/sec.
> I googled "cable speed", "DSL speed" and "increase
> cable speed" and the like, I found out how to optimize
> LINUX for hi speed eth0 instead of low speed serial
> protocol.
>
> > after spending nearly an hour on the phone talking to sales/tech
> > support/sales/tech support i finally got the answer i wasn't looking
for:
>
> > it will cost me an additional $44.xx per month to add my spare cable
modem.
> __________________________________________________
> Lots, AOL comes to mind. DSL is typically slower than cable,
> but with the recent price reductions a better value, although
> previously cable was. Why do you say monopoly?
>
> > can anyone suggest alternatives to the
> > blighthouse monopoly?
>
> Bright house cable uses encrypted modems, old cable modems
> tend to not be suitable.
> --
> 73 (= Best Regards) de: Ron ka4inm@tampabay.rr.com
> 100% Slack. since July, 1997 (still free!) SENT D&T are UTC
> Visit my HAM Web SITE at: http://www.qsl.net/ka4inm
>
>
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