> All areas that are live are now able to get broadband internet from what I
> understand. This only happened recently, just a week or so ago.

So you are in Christchurch I take it? If that's the case I think I need to
complain to Saturn since their cable contractor installed our CATV
connection just last week and I specifically expressed interest in the
Broadband connection (the installer didn't seem to be up with the play on
broadband internet connections).

> They usually run another piece of coax for the computer, so dont worry too
much bout that!.

I know they can do it at any time; I thought it would better all around if
they put in the coax connection for the cable modem at the same time as the
phone/CATV connections to save an extra trip (even if the broadband wasn't
officially available, which apparently it is).

>
> Indeed it looks to be DOCSIS, no plans for Com21 down here!
> DOCSIS likely in
> Wellington a little later.
>
> D
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Hugh McColl" <hugh.mccoll@clear.net.nz>
> To: <broadband@unixathome.org>
> Sent: Sunday, July 22, 2001 3:04 PM
> Subject: RE: Cable modem for Saturn (ChCh)
>
>
> > Hi David,
> >
> > Where are you based? We are in Christchurh and last week we had Saturn
> cable
> > installed for phone/CATV (connection cost for this is free). The
> possibility
> > of a broadband cable connection was one of the main reason I decided to
> > switch over to Saturn. However, both the Saturn Salesman and cable
> installer
> > informed me that they are not yet ready to fully support residential
> > Broadband connections (allthough I hear there are beta testers
> around). I
> > tried to convince the cable installer to run a second coax cable /
> jackpoint
> > close to my 100MHz switch so all I needed was the cable modem
> (but no - I
> > guess they don't want to give that part away for nothing ;<) Are you
> > renting the cable modem from Saturn? [Looks like the Motorola SB3100 is
> > DOCSIS compliant] I understand Saturn initially deployed
> propriatary Com21
> > ComPort modems in Wellington but are intending to use DOCIS compliant
> modems
> > in Christchurh.
> >
> >
> > > Hey nick!
> > > Just got a cable modem at home!.. Shouldnt be any problem with Linux
> > > support,as it takes plain ol ethernet in. No PPP, PPPoE,
> PPTP, just set
> up
> > > your ethernet adapter and plug it in. The cable modem is a
> > > Motorola SB3100.
> > > It pretty plain box, just a connection for cable and a
> 10BaseT ethernet
> > > port. I have the 256k connection and it seems to perform
> really close to
> > > that speed.. and the ping times are around 13ms to
> rachel.paradise.net.nz
> > > When I called upthey said cable modems were available in Christchurch
> now,
> > > though I havnt seen any publicity regarding them. The
> > > installation wasnt too
> > > complex. They put in an ethernet card on my windows box, configured it
> up
> > > jsut like any other and gave it a static IP.... whats better, no NAT!
> Real
> > > routable IP address.
> > >
> > > David!
> > > Date: Thu, 17 May 2001 09:10:52 +1200
> > > From: Nick <nick@taxlawyer.co.nz>
> > > Subject: Cable modem for Saturn (ChCh)
> > > Message-ID: <2248174370.990090652@[192.168.1.2]>
> > >
> > >
> > > Theres currently a debate on the chch linux ug list about saturn cable
> > > modem support under linux.
> > >
> > >
> > > there is of course reference to saturn in the cable modem howto
> > > http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Cable-Modem/isps.html#AEN518
> > >
> > >
> > > do saturn still use the com21 cable modem, and if not what do they use
> and
> > > is it simple to set up under linux?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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