[Lvlug] cable modem - Dumb Question

[Linc Fessenden]

jsagazio wrote:
> Hi.
> I think I have a good deal for cable modem service from RCN
> if I bundle my telephone and cable tv and cable modem
> service.
> 
> The price for the cable modem service for the bundle would
> be $27.00 per month after 90 days.
> 
> In the past I always used fastnet dialup and made a ppp
> connection with Slackware.
> 
> Now the dumb question is RCN told me I need a NIC which I
> have and can configure by using the netconfig utility but
> does anyone know what else I have to do to make it work?
> 
> thanks a lot,
> 
> Jim Sagazio

Well, you should get a cable modem with your service.  This will have an 
ethernet port on it.  Most cable modems use dhcp.  So, you'd hook the 
cable modem up to the computer via ethernet and then run dhcpcd on your 
slackware box.

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