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- Cable Modem
- A device used to connect a computer to a cable TV service for Internet access. Compared to analog dial-up, cable Internet dramatically increases the bandwidth between the user's computer...
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- Frugal Friday: Residential Broadband Woes, Jacko, Windows 7 vs Snow Leopard pricing, Red Hat, Virtualization, Cleversafe
- Frugal Networker Ken Hess and I discuss my 22-hour cable modem downtime ordeal, Micheal Jackson, Windows 7 and Snow Leopard upgrades, Red Hat's stellar business performance and RHEL clones, Virtualization, and talk with Chris Gladwin, CEO of Cleversafe about their Dispersed Storage technology. ...
- Tags: Cable Modem, Red Hat Inc., Broadband, Microsoft Windows 7, Cable, Microsoft Windows, Broadband Internet, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Virtualization, Utility Computing, Open Source, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, Operating Systems, Software, Storage, Hardware, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2009-06-26
- Auto Send Media (240x240) 1.0.1 (Mobile)
- Auto Send Media ASM is designed to send photos & documents created on your Windows Mobile phone to designated e-mail addresses in real-time. It can also upload the newly created files to FTP server (most cable modem subscribers such as Road Runner have their own FTP server where they can...
- Tags: Cable Modem, Mobile, Media, Software Solutions Inc., FTP Server, Server, Photograph, Auto Send Media, Cable, Telecommunications, Personal Technology
- Software downloads 2009-06-07
- The Motorola DCT6412 IIII - two receivers and cable modem (Cracking open a Motorola DVR)
- The Motorola DCT6412 IIII - two receivers and cable modem Cracking open a Motorola DVRMotorola DCT6412Nice pictures but no instructions?
- Tags: Modems, DVR, Digital video, Motorola Inc., Motorola DVR, digital video recorder, cable modem, cable, modem
- Discussion threads 2009-04-23
- Outrageous Comcast updates to cutomer agreement - all your systems belong to us
- Outrageous Comcast updates to cutomer agreement - all your systems belong to usJust reply, NO!One of our local newspaper writers responded to similar tactics from credit card companies by imposing HIS own set of rules on THEIR transactions to his account.You might try sending a similarly worded notice accepting their...
- Tags: Modems, Comcast Corp., cable, modem, agreement
- Discussion threads 2009-04-01
- US broadband users pay $34.50 a month on average
- Home broadband users reported that their monthly payment for internet service was $34.50 - 4% less than the figure of $36 per month reported in December 2005.2 This decline in monthly broadband bills is half the rate (8%) reported over the February 2004 to December 2005 timeframe. As in 2005,...
- Tags: Cable Modem, Broadband, Broadband User, Broadband Internet, Network Technology, Cable, Telecommunications, Networking, Personal Technology, NB
- Blog posts 2008-09-18
- One Router to Connect Them All
- Sunday afternoons are the few times I actually get some peace and don't have to think about major IT problems. I fire up my Weber smoker, throw on a couple of racks of ribs, fire up a bucket of hardwood charcoal and fruit wood chunks, and I chill for a...
- Tags: Cable Modem, Router, Linksys Inc., Dad, Modems, Cable, Network Technology, Broadband Internet, Networking, Hardware, Components, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2008-08-25
- The harsh reality of suburban broadband
- Like millions of other Americans and many of New York City's "bridge and tunnel" crowd, I live in the 'burbs. While I do a great deal of travel for my full time job, I am also classified as a "mobile" employee, so I'm not formally attached to an office --...
- Tags: Cable Modem, Phone, Verizon Communications Inc., Broadband, Network Technology, Broadband Internet, Modems, Cable, Telecommunications, Networking, Hardware, Components, Personal Technology, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2008-06-22
- D-Link introduces ethernet-to-coax kit that uses your home's existing wiring
- D-Link introduces ethernet-to-coax kit that uses your home's existing wiringGood stuffThis uses MOCA - Media Over Coax Alliance - technology that FIOS uses for the in home communication between Set top boxes and the ONT on the house. In working with it at Verizon for over 2 years, the only...
- Tags: Modems, Home networking, Broadband Internet, TV & Home Theater, TVs, cable modem, modem, cable, Fios, D-Link Systems
- Discussion threads 2008-05-28
- Creating and Configuring Home Networks
- Home offices are increasingly becoming a part of everyday life, thanks to their convenience and the growth of supporting technologies such as DSL and cable modem connections. Learn how to determine the best type of Internet connection for your needs, how to select a reliable provider, and how to set...
- Tags: Cable Modem, Network, Home Network, Home Office, Cable, Broadband Internet, Modems, Network Technology, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, Hardware, Components, Networking
- Download resources 2008-04-09
- Honeycomb - Creating Intrusion Detection Signatures Using Honeypots
- This paper describes a system for automated generation of attack signatures for network intrusion detection systems. The system applies pattern-matching techniques and protocol conformance checks on multiple levels in the protocol hierarchy to network traffic captured a honeypot system. This paper presents results of running the system on an unprotected...
- Tags: Cable Modem, University Of Cambridge, Signature, Cable, Intrusion Detection, Modems, Broadband Internet, Network Technology, Security, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, Hardware, Components, Networking
- White papers 2008-01-01
- A rational debate on Comcast traffic management
- Updated 8:00 PM The discussion on Comcast actively resetting BitTorrent connections to manage its network for its cable broadband service has gotten hot in recent weeks and there hasn't been a whole lot of accurate reporting on the subject because of the complexity of the issue. The subject of...
- Tags: Cable Broadband, Cable Modem, BitTorrent, Network, Comcast Corp., User, Modem, Free Press, RTS, Cable, Network Technology, Modems, Networking, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, Hardware, Components, George Ou
- Blog posts 2007-11-06
- Videotron Internet Usage Monitor 1.1.6 (Mac)
- Present, graphically and textually, how much of your monthly quota you've used so far on your Videotron cable modem account. You'll need to enter your Videotron username which looks like vlxxxxxx in the widget's preferences, and what is your quota: download = X & upload = Y, or combined =...
- Tags: Cable Modem, Apple Macintosh, Quota, PommePause, Cable, Modems, Broadband Internet, Network Technology, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, Hardware, Components, Networking
- Software downloads 2007-11-05
- Personal Firewall 2.5.0.4572 (Windows)
- XMicro Personal Firewall is designed to protect your PC against attacks from the Internet via a local area network and supports multiple adapter configurations. It monitors any Internet connection in real time and prevents any unauthorized traffic. Real time traffic monitoring enables you to react instantly to threats and also...
- Tags: Cable Modem, Network, Adapter, Personal Firewall, Microsoft Windows, XMicro, XMicro Personal Firewall, Time Traffic Monitoring, Cable, Internet, Broadband Internet, Networking, Telecommunications, Personal Technology
- Software downloads 2007-07-02
- Advanced PHY Layer Technologies for High Speed Data Over Cable
- This paper highlights the major differences between DOCSIS 2.0 and earlier versions, and discusses advantages of deploying the advanced PHY technology available nowadays. This paper summarizes numerous field and lab tests that demonstrate how Cable Modem Termination Systems CMTSs and cable modems using advanced PHY silicon perform in the presence...
- Tags: Cable Modem, DOCSIS, PHY, Modems, Cable, Broadband Internet, Hardware, Components, Telecommunications, Personal Technology
- White papers 2007-01-04
- Linksys BEFCMU10 ver. 4 Cable Modem 2.0.0.0 (Windows)
- This package supports the following driver models:Linksys BEFCMU10 ver. 4 Cable Modem
- Tags: Cable Modem, Microsoft Windows, Cisco Systems Inc., Linksys Inc., Home Networking, Cable, Networking, Personal Technology, Telecommunications
- Software downloads 2007-01-02
- Linksys Cable Modem (CM100) 5.2.3667.0 (Windows)
- This package supports the following driver models:Linksys Cable Modem (CM100)
- Tags: Cable Modem, Microsoft Windows, Cisco Systems Inc., Modem, Linksys Inc., Home Networking, Networking, Personal Technology
- Software downloads 2007-01-01
- The DerEngel interview
- Last week I caught up with DerEngel, the uber cable modem hacker, in his home in Hong Kong. He has just published his first book, Hacking the Cable Modem, and we had an opportunity to talk about the book as well as his life work, hacking cable modems. DerEngel...
- Tags: Modems, Network technology, Broadband Internet, cable modem, cable, DerEngel, modem, hacking
- Blog posts 2006-11-15
- Looking to hack your cable modem? First build your own console cable in seven easy steps
- Go inside the device that makes Internet via cable possible and, along the way, discover the secrets of many popular cable modems, including products from Motorola, RCA, WebSTAR, D-Link. Start by building your own inexpensive RS-232-to-TTL converter aka console cable, which will allow you to communicate directly with the cable...
- Tags: Cable Modem, Console, Cable, Modems, Network Technology, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, Hardware, Components, Networking
- Book chapters 2006-10-04
- Use this template to create your own ready-to-use Cisco 851W or 871W configuration (DHCP or cable modem Internet connections)
- This template goes hand in hand with the second installment in our Cisco tutorial series, "Configuring the Cisco 851W or 871W: Standard IOS." The template makes it easy to document and create CLI configuration files. You just plug in the appropriate values for a list of variables and click a...
- Tags: DHCP, Cable Modem, Cable Modem Internet, Internet, Cisco Systems Inc., Cable
- Download resources 2006-09-18
- 347 mln cable TV subscribers worldwide, only 50 mln have cable modems
- With the number of analog cable TV subscriber households either flat or declining in many developed countries, the cable TV industry's future depends more and more on cable modem service and digital video services, reports In-Stat. There are currently 44 mln digital cable TV households around the world, and it...
- Tags: cable television
- Blog posts 2006-02-06
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