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Article #547Re: New cox cable managed network
From: PC Medic
Date: Sat, 16 Feb 2002 14:10
Date: Sat, 16 Feb 2002 14:10
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"atakicker" <nospam@nospam.net> wrote in message news:gXib8.10520$SJ3.387856@news1.east.cox.net... > > "PC Medic" wrote in message > > The person dropping the cable should not be the same person installing the > > cable modem. > > If you do not have a drop already in the room where the PC will be, it > > should have been scheduled separate from the PC and modem configuration. > > Not in my world. I had cable TV and internet installed on the same day. > One guy came out and ran the drop from the pole to the house and hooked up > the TV. Later that day another one came out and ran from the box under the > eave of the house (which was installed by the first guy) to the computer, > which is in a different room. The only thing he didn't do was drill through > the cinder block wall. I did it for him because I have a 100 pound mean a__ > dog in the yard. (But I did use his tools). And he did have a problem, he > screwed up my irq settings and couldn't get my sound card to work. After 45 > minutes of watching him scratch his head and three calls to someone (?), I > ran him off and reset everything myself. Sounds like they are having trouble getting broadband installers in your area and may be cross-training cable techs. This is not the desired (or SOP) method but unfortunately done in some areas. I must say that you were brave in the fact that you even let him touch your PC! I would not do this and would have stopped them at the modem. Anything beyond there becomes, "excuse me while I make the required settings". By the way, Why didn't he just use the magic CD? :) These types of problems are exactly why I was telling the "Cox Contractor" that YES, they do need networking knowledge, because contrary to his claims, the CD is not a fix all and only configures you IE and Outlook Express not your network or hardware settings. > >
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 10f392,a7865c87070b0fcc X-Google-Attributes: gid10f392,public X-Google-Thread: 1136e3,710aa4d82544bdbb X-Google-Attributes: gid1136e3,public X-Google-Thread: 113850,a7865c87070b0fcc X-Google-Attributes: gid113850,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2002-02-16 06:10:36 PST Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!logbridge.uoregon.edu!hub1.nntpserver.com!peer1-sjc1.usenetserver.com!usenetserver.com!newsfeeds-atl1.usenetserver.com!cox.net!news1.east.cox.net.POSTED!53ab2750!not-for-mail From: "PC Medic" <nospam@home.com> Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems.cable,cableinet.cable_modems,cox.internet.discussion.athomeconversion References: <I0VX7.10375$B61.4953680@news1.rsm1.occa.home.com> <3C314C9C.DEDF0FCC@reece.net> <82lY7.33203$K36.11443500@news1.rdc1.va.home.com> <3C334AC0.7C6370B@reece.net> <bc5b60f8.0201170659.1fb61766@posting.google.com> <m_V48.3805$zR3.251588@news2.east.cox.net> <bc5b60f8.0201272107.82cbac8@posting.google.com> <dQo68.4657$Xk4.242975@news1.east.cox.net> <ggS68.7796$Xk4.425111@news1.east.cox.net> <y3U68.8160$Xk4.436368@news1.east.cox.net> <3%Z98.7525$zb.402885@news1.east.cox.net> <jQxa8.2975$SJ3.111671@news1.east.cox.net> <ShIa8.4164$SJ3.170583@news1.east.cox.net> <nnPa8.6168$SJ3.212179@news1.east.cox.net> <S4Ra8.6327$SJ3.221438@news1.east.cox.net> <Cagb8.10394$SJ3.374222@news1.east.cox.net> <gXib8.10520$SJ3.387856@news1.east.cox.net> Subject: Re: New cox cable managed network Lines: 47 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 Message-ID: <rLtb8.11334$SJ3.445265@news1.east.cox.net> Date: Sat, 16 Feb 2002 14:10:31 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 68.10.144.175 X-Complaints-To: abuse@cox.net X-Trace: news1.east.cox.net 1013868631 68.10.144.175 (Sat, 16 Feb 2002 09:10:31 EST) NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 16 Feb 2002 09:10:31 EST Organization: Cox Communications