Re: [TCLUG:9763] Using Linux w/ MediaOne Express One-way cable modems

["Thomas T. Veldhouse" <veldy@visi.com>]

Hey, thanks for the hint as to where that was.  I have been dying to get my
hands upon the Upgrade.  Funny thing, I as able to update the BIOS from a
different computer using another computer as a gateway which in turn uses
the Modem as its gateway.  No problems.

http://local.mediaone.rr.com/twincities/memberserv/memberservframe.html?soft
ware/sb1200.html

Tom Veldhouse
veldy@visi.com

----- Original Message -----
From: Scott Dier - dieman <dieman@ringworld.org>
To: <tclug-list@mn-linux.org>
Sent: Friday, November 05, 1999 8:22 AM
Subject: Re: [TCLUG:9763] Using Linux w/ MediaOne Express One-way cable
modems


> Um. I had an entry in my hosts:
>
> 192.168.100.1 cablemodem
>
> and I was running named. never had problems.
>
> ****MAKE SURE YOU HAVE DONE THE BIOS UPGRADE****
>
> Its on the site hidden under member services and on that page somewhere
> for the Internet Exploder upgrade, cause to go to IE the bios on the 1200
> has to be upgraded.  after this happens, *lynx*(!) can even get the modem
> to dial.
>
> On Fri, 5 Nov 1999, Dave Erickson wrote:
>
> > Date: Fri, 05 Nov 1999 06:59:10 -0600
> > From: Dave Erickson <gsa700@mediaone.net>
> > Reply-To: tclug-list@mn-linux.org
> > To: tclug-list@mn-linux.org
> > Subject: Re: [TCLUG:9763] Using Linux w/ MediaOne Express One-way cable
modems
> >
> > "Thomas T. Veldhouse" wrote:
> > >
> > > Oh yeah - as a temporary solution you can simply remove all nameserver
> > > entries in /etc/resolv.conf and add them back after you have connected
to
> > > the net.  It is not a very elegant solution though.
> > >
> >
> > I used to use Netscape as root to log off and on to the net with my
> > 1200. It seemed that it was the mail part of Netscape that caused the
> > problem because as Root, no email configuration, or with Nav only it
> > worked just fine.
> >
> > It also worked without a hitch on FreeBSD FWIW
> >
> > --
> > Dave Erickson
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