[ale] MediaOne Cable Modem

[Jere McDevitt]

I recently checked availability for MediaOne Cable modems in my area (due 
sometime in 1999).

Anyway, I went to register for information when the service is available and 
one of the questions was OS.  Linux was listed in the drop down as  "Not 
Supported".  Surprise, surprise, as is expected only Win95, Win98, WinNT and 
MacOS are "Supported".

Anyone know if this just means that they won't do the install and support or 
that they won't even give you the service?

Also, I noted that they supply an NIC for use.  Anyone know what will happen 
if I already have an NIC in my box and a home network (small 5 port hub, 3 
boxes)?  Will I need to put the new NIC in my box (low on slots, although the 
modem won't be needed afterward so it's a wash) and then setup as a seperate 
IP address?

Any info anyone has on Media One cable modems (dependability, service, # of 
news groups, use in Linux, support, etc) I'd appreciate hearing about.

Thanks,

Jere