discuss: Thread: updated Cable Modem HOWTO proposal

Hi all,

I recently authored the Motorola-4100+4200 HOWTO, an updated version of 
which can be found at

http://66.25.191.66/docs/HOWTOS/SurfBoard/index.html

However, I moved recently and found that my settings worked 'out of the 
box' for the Toshiba cable modem my ISP (ack!) demanded I use.

Other than very rudimentary setup info, the Cable Modem HOWTO at 
http://tldp.org/HOWTO/Cable-Modem/index.html consists only of a large 
compendium of cable providers by geographic region.

The original author of the above doc, vlad vulksan, has not responded to 
my emails ####@####.#### and emails to the admin of his web page 
bounce. The document has not been revised since 2001. A recent internet 
search for him was fruitless.

My proposal: Rather than publishing my hardware-specific doc alone that 
I consolidate the information into a revised Cable-Modem HOWTO 
including: 1) generic setup instructions, 2) the SurfBoard and Toshiba 
model-specific instructions, and 3) the cable provider catalogue from 
the original document.

Info about other cable modems could be solicited from those using them 
sucessfully under linux, and the cable ISP info doubtless needs 
updating. I believe the result of this project would be a very robust 
document.

Comments welcome!
hs

On Wed, Jun 25, 2003 at 06:58:47AM -0500, Howard Shane wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I recently authored the Motorola-4100+4200 HOWTO, an updated version of 
> which can be found at
> 
> http://66.25.191.66/docs/HOWTOS/SurfBoard/index.html
> 
> However, I moved recently and found that my settings worked 'out of the 
> box' for the Toshiba cable modem my ISP (ack!) demanded I use.
> 
> Other than very rudimentary setup info, the Cable Modem HOWTO at 
> http://tldp.org/HOWTO/Cable-Modem/index.html consists only of a large 
> compendium of cable providers by geographic region.

If this isn't up-to-date I would favor dropping it provided that one can
easily find such providers on the internet.  Is there another list
that's better?  Maintaining an up-to-date list like this is quite a
chore.

> 
> The original author of the above doc, vlad vulksan, has not responded to 
> my emails ####@####.#### and emails to the admin of his web page 
> bounce. The document has not been revised since 2001. A recent internet 
> search for him was fruitless.
> 
> My proposal: Rather than publishing my hardware-specific doc alone that 
> I consolidate the information into a revised Cable-Modem HOWTO 
> including: 1) generic setup instructions, 2) the SurfBoard and Toshiba 
> model-specific instructions, and 3) the cable provider catalogue from 
> the original document.

Good idea but the catalogue may need to be dropped.

> Info about other cable modems could be solicited from those using them 
> sucessfully under linux, and the cable ISP info doubtless needs 
> updating. I believe the result of this project would be a very robust 
> document.
> 
> Comments welcome!
> hs
> 
> 
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			David Lawyer