Re: [Nolug] Re: cable modems

Hi, Charles.

While we've got you on the line: does Cox still block ports 80 & 25?

Of course, none of us would mind if you blocked 1434...

Thanks,
Ron

On Mon, 2003-01-27 at 13:42, pcguy1@cox.net wrote:
> Um, it would depend on what a "few days" means. Also, why do you want to
> borrow one? Special project, test out the system, or maybe even ping
> of death someone that needs it? :-)
>
> Sometimes these things can be worked out with the nice local system engineer....
>
> Charles Jouglard
> Senior System Engineer
> Cox High Speed Internet
>
> >
> > From: Joey Kelly <joey@joeykelly.net>
> > Date: 2003/01/27 Mon AM 08:20:03 EST
> > To: nolug@joeykelly.net
> > Subject: [Nolug] Re: cable modems
> >
> > Thou spake:
> > >
> > anybody got a cable modem i can borrow for a
> > >couple of days?
> >
> > It doesn't work like that... in order to have a particular cable modem work
> > for you, you have to have Cox provision it, setting it up internally and/or
> > making sure its MAC address in assigned to a particular node and cleared for
> > data transfer across their network. Borrowing someone's cable modem would
> > require calling Cox and explaining to them that you only borrowed it, not
> > stole it (right, Scott? heh), and I doubt they would want to be
> > reprovisioning it every few days for you and your buddy to share it, anyway.
> >
> > Anyone know the cheapest & best place to purchase a cable modem here in town?
> >
> > --Joey

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