Re: [TCLUG:16592] mediaone install

[Eric F Crist <ecrist@ardent-hacker.net>]

Don't spend the $10...
I run a linux box on the media one connection, and have an NT box that uses the
linux box as a gateway (I nic is provisioned for mediaone, I just share the
connection!)

l8r

Eric


On Mon, 24 Apr 2000, Scott Dier - dieman wrote:
> Whee.  The 2-way modem got installed last weekend.  Seems *very* fast
> right now.  I am impressed by the fact that my connection hits fiber *in
> the city i live in*.  It's 7 hops from me to ben... going from Maple
> Grove->Roseville(?)->Shoreview.. All less than 10ms.  Was running Tag's
> Trance Trip (shoutcast stream) over it for about 6 hours and never
> skipped.  I am totally impressed by the two-way service and modem.
> 
> Heck, I even had a cheap 3com hub 'stacked' on top of it.  Theres 3
> blinkies every time a packet goes through ;)
> 
> Cool thing is, all the installers seem to care about is that you can run
> DHCP and give them a MAC address to provision you a address.  I basically
> setup a box in front of the guy and he didn't really care.
> 
> Next test:  Home networking option (10$/mo more) with Linux and NT and
> windows 98 boxes ;)
> 
> -- 
> Scott Dier <dieman@ringworld.org> #nicnac@efnet 612.301.0265
> http://www.ringworld.org/  finger:dieman@destiny.ringworld.org
> 
> Wait. Watch. Wonder.
> 	-J
> 
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From:  Eric F Crist
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