Re: LINUX SUPPORT FOR CABLE-MODEMS?
Harmon Sequoya Nine wrote:
>
> Hi all.
>
> A "cable modem" has just been installed on my computer, and I would
> like to use it under Linux:
>
> 1) The card that was installed on my computer is a 10base-T (twisted pair)
> ethernet card -- "Intel 82557-based PCI Ethernet card". Does the Linux kernel
> currently have a driver for this card? On a fresh install of Debian, I did
> not see a driver for this card listed in the driver configuration portion of
> the install ...
What you are describing is the Intel EtherExpress Pro/10+. This uses
the
eepro loadable module. HOWEVER, the module which came w/ the 1.2
distribution
is either broken or not up to date. Find the author of the program,
compile and load according to his instructions and everything should go
fine. I had this driver working under Red Hat 4.1 before I blew it away
for
not having development tools that work.
If anyone is listening, the eepro module needs to be fixed before 1.3
goes
out or nobody using Comcasts @home network will be able to connect.
<\flame on>
Speaking of which, Comcast's @home network is NOT linux friendly.
They have deliberately rigged their home page (through which all
requests
and information pass) to only respond to either Macintosh or Windows
versions
of Netscape. I have informed several executive types that this was an
arbitrary
and unreasonable decision w/ no response. I plan to configure Mosaic to
spoof their
site. Mosaic has a feature which allows you to tell a server that you
are a
different client type than you actually are. I haven't gotten around to
figuring out
the codes yet. At any rate, if you are with Comcast's @home, don't plan
on seeing the
actual web site. Something comes up which says "Sorry we can't show you
the actual
speed of our network..." because you are using Linux.
<\flame off>
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