Rogers high-speed internet

[John Van Ostrand]

On Mon, 2007-01-22 at 19:19 -0500, Colin Smillie wrote:

> No real problem with connecting Linux with Rogers but the Rogers modem
> is essentially a black box that you never interact with.  About once a
> year I need to unplug it but otherwise it just sits their with some
> blinking lights.  
> 
> In my case I connect the ethernet connection from the modem into a PC
> that runs Linux.  The only problem challenge I encountered is that
> rogers assigns you a hostname to be used for DHCP requests.  Once I
> figured out how to configure the DHCP-client to send the Rogers host
> name it wasn't a problem.  Apparently Rogers uses the hostname to as
> part of the authentication/registration to the modem... 


The cable modem is a simple bridge, and doesn't have a web interface.
The DHCP hostname is an old config and is not needed any more. The only
gotcha that I can tell you is that the modem (i.e. bridge) learns the
MAC address of the first device it talks to. If they change between a
router and a PC they will need to power off the modem and wait until the
lights go dark. The only Linux config needed is DHCP. I never recommend
that anyone install software from their ISP regardless of the ISP. It's
just too invasive and you don't know what the installed software
actually is.

At my house they installed a separate cable for Internet. If I make a
mistake and connect a TV to the same line I have degraded Internet
performance.

If you send a lot of email (500+ per day) expect to be cut off. The
first time all it will take is a phone to call to activate it. The
second time, you'll be cut off for two weeks with no appeal.

I hope it helps.
--
John Van Ostrand
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