[PLUG] Comcast network remap?

[Paul Johnson]

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On Thu, Jan 15, 2004 at 10:56:32AM -0800, Aaron Burt wrote:
> > No.  Your (Bling Syndrome) modem is getting flaky on the bling. 
> 
> No way, man.  The gold leaf is just fine, no flaking at all, and the
> rhinestones are almost all there.  Or are you referring to some kinda
> bling that both tha Google and my CCNA self know nothing of?

Yeah.  Cable "modems" are network bridges (cable to ethernet), not
peripheral devices.  Throwing a USB port into the mix has been a
last-minute afterthought for the drooling idiot masses.

> > Try using the traditional Ethernet interface, you'll find it's a
> > faster, more reliable connection that's as easy to use as an ethernet
> > adapter.
> 
> Well, before, when the USB interface used a 24.x.x.x address and the
> ethernet interface used a 12.x.x.x address, USB was quite a bit faster.
> But they're both in 24.x.x.x now and run around 2.3 Mbps.  Apparently,
> routing for the old IP range was deeply screwed or something.

No, not really.  Sounds like an RCA and some Motorola modems, which
would work faster in USB mode if they booted connected via USB.

> As it is, I like using USB so my ethernet interface is freed up to
> provide a private network.

Second nic: $5-$30.

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