Cable Modem

kevincook · Jan 24, 2002

I finally broke down.......I've been connected for about 30 minutes now to Roadrunner. At this speed I'll be able to read more posts at TBN than ever before.

Keep posting. I need all the info I can get. Maybe I should start re-reading all of the old posts.

kevincook · Jan 24, 2002

I wish I could type better.

Anonymous Poster · Jan 24, 2002

I believe you have 24 hrs to correct/edit your original heading... /w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif

{I do it sometimes myself...}/w3tcompact/icons/crazy.gif

Harv · Jan 24, 2002

<font color=blue>I believe you have 24 hrs to correct/edit</font color=blue>

Last I heard, it was 12 hours.

... and I use that a lot.

kevincook · Jan 24, 2002

Thanks for the tip. Now I won't look luck such a moron. Then again, maybe that won't help.

Kevin

gws · Jan 25, 2002

Kevin, welcome to the high speed world. Now that you have a high speed connection to the internet, dont forget, hackers have a high speed connection to you. You (and anyone on the internet) needs a firewall. I prefer a hardware solution. A router with some firewalling capability but a software solution will work as well.

DocHeb · Jan 25, 2002

Good advice. I have a that allows both my home computers to be using the same Internet account with Comcast. They cost about $80, and if you don't have an network card it will cost ~$20 per computer. Our computers can be used simultaneously without any noticable decrease in access speed. The router also acts as a firewall - our computers cannot be "pinged" and appear invisible to the outside world. The latest trend is <A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00005ARK3/qid=1011968131/sr=8-1/ref=sr_8_71_1/104-0655158-5899139>Linksys Wireless Routers that can attach to laptops or desktop CPUs within your house - they run about $180.

fishman · Jan 25, 2002

Kevincook,

Roadrunner is great, but I'll second (or third) the idea that you need a personal firewall. Try this <A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.zonealarm.com>http://www.zonealarm.com</A>. It's free, and it was amazing to me how many "pings" it would detect during the day.

Devildog · Jan 25, 2002

DocHeb, I have the same setup running 3 cpu's at home. Just finished everythying on wed, I use the routers firewall and I have Norton 2002 virus protection on all 3 cpu's. We can share files use the same printer and all share the internet connection at the same time. I cant believe how fast DSL is,Life cant get any better/w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif
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Take care all, Jim

kevincook · Jan 25, 2002

Thanks for the suggestions. I installed a network in the house a few weeks ago so I have three machines on the network. I had connected them with an old 'dumb' hub and was planning on replacing that with a router when the cable modem was installed. The IT guys at work gave me a Ravlin router to use. I need this to connect to the corporate network (some hocus pocus stuff I don't understand) and the price was right.

Since I already had a network running the installation of the cable modem was simple. I just plugged it into the hub and presto I was online. I then inserted the Ravlin router between the hub and modem and I was able to access the corporate network like I'm sitting in my office. The Ravlin router has NAT built in so all of the computers in the house get cable access.

BTW, I like the speed and I'm never going back to dial-up.