[ale] Media One Internet Service

[Scott Nolde]

Venky Narayanan wrote:
> 
> All,
> I am planning to go for Media One Cable Internet Service soon. I have some
> doubts about it. Scene being...
> We have 4 computers home networked with a 5 port hub. I have a linux m/c
> (486dx2 16MB running Suse6.3).  I am in the process of setting up IP Masq in
> the linux m/c.
> We are planning to go for a Single IP Connection with Media One and Share
> the Bandwidth with all the computers with Linux Box (486) as gateway.
> When I talked to Media One they said that we need to get Multiple IP for
> this and they said they don't support Linux.
> Have anyone done anything like this.
> 
> TIA,
> Venky
> 
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I can neither conform nor deny their misinformation.  You can get Linux
to work just fine as a gateway on their service.  They bind the MAC
address of the primary NIC to the cable modem so only that one 'machine'
will work.  If you have a windows box, set it up with a NIC to use DHCP
and away you go.

After M1 verifies that the install works on Windows/NT/MAC computer
you're free to do what you wish.  Move the NIC to the gateway computer
(or specify the MAC address in the ifcfg file) and you're home free.

What you envision is entirely possible.  M1 is having difficulties with
their system today, but for about 8 months it's been rock solid.  I've
been able to get sustained download speeds at T1 speeds (depending on
the site).  YMMV.

- Scott
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