[dundee] Telewest Broadband 512Kb

[Rob Sharp]

I know that the cable modem used by NTL works in USB mode if you load the
CDCEther module. I imagine it'll be a very similar setup for blueyonder.

Realistically though, get an ethernet connection as it's way more
flexible. I find that using USB has more overhead in terms of game
playing too: Enemy Territory has a lot more connection problems using USB
compared to my onboard ethernet, but I do use a USB keyboard and mouse...

Rob.


On Fri, 16 Jan 2004 10:34:33 +0000, "Colin Brough"
<Colin.Brough at blueyonder.co.uk> said:
> Steven A. McIntosh wrote:
> > Is anyone using Telewest Broadband?
> 
> Yip; make sure you get an Ethernet rather than a USB modem; the
> connection "just works" - DHCP to provide IP address. I'm using
> Mandrake, and the Mandrake Control Centre did everything for me...
> There are some pretty savvy folk hang around in blueyonder.comp.linux
> once you are connected.
> 
> Warning - bleyonder's e-mail system runs on MS Exchange mumble, and
> falls over fairly frequently. Sometimes I think BY volunteered to act
> as a beta tester for Exchange in an ISP environment, since no one else
> seems daft enough to run it!!
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Colin
> 
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> Colin Brough                             Colin.Brough at blueyonder.co.uk
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