On 18/07/06, Mikkel L. Ellertson <mikkel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I think we have a terminology problem here. You do not dial out on a cable modem.
I'm sorry for the confusion. We say "to dial" instead of "to make the conneciton" because that is the meaning of "to dial" in our language. I now know that in English "to dial" is the making of a connection on a telephone _only_. Sorry.
Depending on what your cable system uses, and what modem you have, you may need to create a PPPoE connection, or another type of link of the same type. Some cable modems, as well as some DSL modems, can be configured to create this link for you, so all you need to do is make a standard Ethernet connection to it.
The particular modem in question cannot be configured to make the connection on it's own. The ocmputer must be the component making the connection.
The Windows software from the cable company creates the connection between your computer and the cable company. There is probably Linux software to do the same thing, but because your cable company does not supply a pre-configured software package for Linux, we have to know what they are using so we can advise you about the software to use, and how to set it up. (This is why I prefer to set up the modem to create the connection - it becomes an OS neutral connection.) You can probably get all the information you need from your router. Look at the WAN connection information. It should tell you the connection type, and the username/password you need to use.
Thanks, Mikkel. This is the information: WAN Type: L2TP IP Mode: Dynamic IP Address Server IP Address: Lns4.actcom.net.il L2TP Account: etykot@CActcom L2TP Password: SecretPassword What program is capable of creating this type of connection? Thanks in advance. I very much appreciate the help. Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com
