RCN cable-modem wins with Linux

[warlord at MIT.EDU (Derek Atkins)]

Ok, I'll bite..  How do I setup the Erols PPP dialin service?  Yes,
I do know my RCN username/password.

-derek

PS: I've also been told that rebooting your cablemodem (via power
cycle) can sometimes help with the packet loss, too.

Rich Braun <richb at pioneer.ci.net> writes:

> As a member of IEEE, I get their monthly journal IEEE Spectrum.  Over
> the weekend, I spotted their article about 2-way cable modem
> technology.  It resembles Ethernet (actually, token ring) somewhat,
> but this article illustrated one of the key differences: with upstream
> data going out on a different frequency than downstream, collision
> detection is not the same.
> 
> It made for a fascinating read; I posted my summary to ne.internet.services.
> 
> It also helped me to understand one of the vexing problems faced by
> RCN as it wrings out the bugs in its Somerville network.  In response
> to my posted suggestion about tweaking my installation to use PPP for
> the upstream while they figure out the problem, RCN's cable-modem
> engineer Bryan Laird shared a little of his Linux expertise.
> 
> I was very happy to find someone who knows Linux tucked that deep inside
> the organization.
> 
> -rich
> P.S.  If you're on the RCN network and have a lot of packet-loss problems,
> take his suggestion:  set up a modem, have your Linux box dial into the
> Erol's service, and configure routing to go out the ppp0:0 interface
> (IP aliased to your Ethernet address).  Email me if you need more info.
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