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configuring linux to cable

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by egoose

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how do you set up linux to run on the internet with a cable modem

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by mckaytech

There are a couple of ways you can go and some variances depending on who your cable operator is and whether you want to share the connection with other computers.

If you want to share the connection, the best deal going is the Linux Router Project (www.linux-router.org). It's Linux on a floppy, runs on a 486 with 12meg of RAM and no hard drive and provides a firewall. You download the image, write it to a floppy, un-comment the lines with your NIC drivers, boot up and go.

If you're just talking about connecting your machine, there is a cable modem How To (look for it on Red Hat)that includes specific information for several cable ISPs.

My ISP is Cox@Home and with them you have to set up your Linux box as a DHCP Client and provide the NetBios name they gave you in order to receive your DHCP info. You set up the NIC card that is connected to the cable modem.

I'd be glad to provide more specific information off the forum where there are not space constraints.

regards!

paul

by aaron v

I have this running at home. I have an old 486 with 32MB RAM. It has 2 NIC's. The cable from the cable modem goes to one NIC (defined as eth0), the other to a hub. I am running LRP (ww.linuxrouter.org) on this computer. Then all my other computers point to the LRP as the default gateway.

For a single linux box, you only need one NIC, just plug that into your cable modem. You may need to load DHCP for the interface, depending on what your ISP provides.

by erikthered

There is a *great* mini-HOWTO on how to set up a cable modem under linux. Check it out on www.linuxdoc.org...it's simply called the Cable Modem Mini-HOWTO. It gives detailed instructions on how to set up for various cable systems as well, which is very useful.

by ygagnon

I'm also have my home-lan accessing the internet via cable. I set-up a 486 as a "firewall" but prefered Coyote Linux (www.coyotelinux.com) to Linux-Router Project. Both are single floppy router but the 1st is easier to configure and use IPchains.
It's now running for 2 months (2 weeks fter I had my connection) without reboot/reset (as you can expect from any Linux soft.).

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