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MFY
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      09-29-2004, 05:36 PM
Hi,

Does a router work with all cable modems? I mean is that possible, that the
cable tv company which provides my internet (with dynamic IP), has put some
limitations or so, that it is impossibe to connect through a router?
Can I just connect a router/access point to a cable modem? And does it work
to share the internet over home WLAN without woring about the provider
because such limiations don't exist at all?

Thanks




 
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Bigguy
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      09-29-2004, 06:03 PM
Most routers can/do clone your PC NIC's IP address and do NAT - cable modem
still sees one 'PC' (the router) and the other PCs are hidden behind NAT
'firewall'.

Some ISPs may have T+Cs relating to connection sharing and have bandwidth
caps, but basically you can use a router... do any ISPs use proprietry
protocols still? AOL maybe?

Guy

MFY wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Does a router work with all cable modems? I mean is that possible,
> that the cable tv company which provides my internet (with dynamic
> IP), has put some limitations or so, that it is impossibe to connect
> through a router?
> Can I just connect a router/access point to a cable modem? And does
> it work to share the internet over home WLAN without woring about the
> provider because such limiations don't exist at all?
>
> Thanks



 
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Tom C.
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      09-29-2004, 07:13 PM
My experience says no, not all routers work with all modems. We use Cox
Cable internet service with a Terayon modem at my office and the Linksys
router that we bought just wouldn't work. After replacing the router twice,
Cox said there was a compatibility issue with Linksys device and the modem.
So we switched to a Netgear router and everything's working great.




"MFY" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:cjerq8$3ns$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi,
>
> Does a router work with all cable modems? I mean is that possible, that

the
> cable tv company which provides my internet (with dynamic IP), has put

some
> limitations or so, that it is impossibe to connect through a router?
> Can I just connect a router/access point to a cable modem? And does it

work
> to share the internet over home WLAN without woring about the provider
> because such limiations don't exist at all?
>
> Thanks
>
>
>
>



 
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