[ale] Media One Internet Service

[hirsch at zapmedia.com]

Venky Narayanan writes:
 > All,
 > I am planning to go for Media One Cable Internet Service soon. I have some
 > doubts about it. Scene being...
 > We have 4 computers home networked with a 5 port hub. I have a linux m/c
 > (486dx2 16MB running Suse6.3).  I am in the process of setting up IP Masq in
 > the linux m/c.
 > We are planning to go for a Single IP Connection with Media One and Share
 > the Bandwidth with all the computers with Linux Box (486) as gateway.
 > When I talked to Media One they said that we need to get Multiple IP for
 > this and they said they don't support Linux.
 > Have anyone done anything like this.

Sounds like my setup.  I have two desktop machines, a laptop that is
seldom on, and an internet appliance in my home entertainment system.
I use a 486DX4-100 as my masquerading router running linux.  I have a
MediaOne cable modem.

When the installation got to the point where the install guy would
expect to boot up my Windows machine I said "What I would like is to
just give you my MAC address and let me do it myself."  

"What operating system are you using?" he asked.

"Linux" I replied at which he threw up his hands.

"Whoa.  Not supported!  Not Supported!" he half jokingly said, but he
had no problem with me doing as I had said.

He phoned in the MAC address and a half hour later we were able to use
dhcp on my 486.

I did have a windows installation on my desktop, just in case, but if
he had used it I was going to have to call in to change my MAC to the
one in the 486 anyway.

A lot may depend on who does your installation.  I could imagine
someone refusing to install it for you.  Of course, I didn't mention
Linux until all the wiring was done.

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