[TriLUG] cable modem?

[Jeremy Portzer]

On Tue, 2004-11-09 at 10:36, Ben Pitzer wrote:
> Jeremy,
> 
> Just make sure you buy a DOCSIS 1.0+/1.1/2.0 compatible modem.  DOCSIS 1.0
> modems won't perform as well, and will likely have firmware bugs that will
> never get fixed.  Find out from the cable company what modems they typically
> use in the field, and try to buy one of those.  I suggest Motorola SB4100 or
> SB5100 or Toshiba PCX2600.  That's assuming you are not getting VoIP
> services, which would require a wholly different modem that they /would/
> likely make you get from them.  Good luck!

No, I'm not getting voice over IP, so the cable company (Comcast) said I
could just use "any cable modem available at your local computer
store".   So I assume this means they are fairly confident that their
system is compatible with anything that's on the market today.  Thanks
for the warning though, in case I do manage to find a used one.

Jeremy

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