[SWLUG] Any experience with NTL cable modems and Linux?

[Robert McQueen]

On Sat, Dec 14, 2002 at 04:46:04PM +0000, justin at discordia.org.uk wrote:
> Ive not heard of those cable modems having any USB support, there isnt
> that much call for it as they have ether as well, and thats infinitely
> easier to support.

Correct, nobody bothered to implement the USB support for these modems
on Linux because there's no need.

> btw. You may need to use dhcpcd instead of pump as your dhcp client, i
> dont know if its changed, but older versions had a problem, just remove
> the pump rpm (or package) and make sure the dhcpcd one is installed, the
> networking scripts should adjust themselves to use it. (* this is true
> for redhat, i cant speak for other dists)

This is true for Debian too. =)

> -J

Regards,
Rob