[olug] LAN Connections

[Tanya Loughead]

The problem that I have with Cox (and I do use their internet service,
although not their cable TV service)  is that they are running, or
attempting to run, a monopoly--- much like some other business monopoly
which all of you in this group probably have little respect for, i.e.
Microsoft.
Cox tries to get the control over your TV, your computer, your local phone,
and your long distance.  They even give "discounts"  (?!?)  when you agree
to turn your life--opps-- I mean, all of your services over to them.  And
it's just plain scary when any one company  has that much power over the
choices -- or lack thereof-- of any given community.

--Tanya
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jonathan Warren" <thechunk at cox.net>
To: <olug at olug.org>
Sent: Friday, September 13, 2002 4:46 PM
Subject: Re: [olug] LAN Connections


> Say what you want about Cox but I think there customer service is the best
I have ever delt with.  They do have some questionalbe practices but they
compensate with great customer service.  Nothing like running cable lines on
the ground just waiting for a mower to chew it up.
>
> On Thu, Sep 12, 2002 at 02:12:07PM -0500, Craig Wolf wrote:
> > I was having some of the same problems and Cox came out and said I was
> > splitting my line too many times(twice) so they ran a new line from the
> > box to my computer.  Also, they found a frayed cable in the yard and had
> > to replace it as well.  You may want to give a look see and make sure
> > that all of the cables in the house and out to the external box are
> > good.
> >
> > Craig Wolf
> > Linux Web Server Support
> > Backup Supervisor
> > Desktop/Network Specialist
> > Support Services Center
> > Millard Public Schools
> > 402-894-6283
> >
> >
> > >>> dkauffman at tconl.com 9/12/2002 >>>
> > I'm having a problem keeping my connection to the cable modem up. The
> > ethernet on-board "card " is a TLAN and it connects to a DHCP 3 com (?)
> > cable
> > modem. It seems to go down later at night 8-11 or so. I've reset the
> > modem
> > and it'll be up for no more than ten minutes before the connection goes
> > dead
> > again. I'm on Qwest Choice Online. They replaced this modem Tuesday and
> > the
> > same thing happened again last night. Can you folks offer any
> > suggestions as
> > to what might be happening  and preventive meauures I could take? I'm
> > using
> > RH 7.2  Linux as my routing service and as far as I can tell everything
> > else
> > seems to be working right.
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Don Kauffman
> >
> > PS. Gated isn't running.
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