From owner-freebsd-hackers Tue Jun 10 03:45:37 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id DAA26196 for hackers-outgoing; Tue, 10 Jun 1997 03:45:37 -0700 (PDT) Received: from sasami.jurai.net (winter@sasami.jurai.net [207.96.1.17]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id DAA26191 for ; Tue, 10 Jun 1997 03:45:33 -0700 (PDT) Received: from localhost (winter@localhost) by sasami.jurai.net (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id GAA23684; Tue, 10 Jun 1997 06:59:31 -0400 (EDT) Date: Tue, 10 Jun 1997 06:59:31 -0400 (EDT) From: "Matthew N. Dodd" To: Michael Hancock cc: FreeBSD Hackers Subject: Re: Cable modems In-Reply-To: Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk On Tue, 10 Jun 1997, Michael Hancock wrote: > Has anyone tried out a cable modem? I searched at dejanews for "cox" and > "cable modem" and found some interesting postings. Some guy in San Diego > downloaded a 5MB file to his home PC in 30 seconds. I also read that a > Cox tech is surfing at home with a bsd system. Jones Cable in Springfield VA is using the LAN-City stuff. Its pretty nifty gear. Symetric data rates etc so its more or less like an ethernet bridge. We get > ~120k/sec to stuff across MAE-East (JIC only has a T1 for this service area.) more often than not. $40/month makes it worth the trouble to live behind a NAT. Have a good one. Have a good one. /* Matthew N. Dodd | A memory retaining a love you had for life winter@jurai.net | As cruel as it seems nothing ever seems to http://www.jurai.net/~winter | go right - FLA M 3.1:53 */