Are you using motorola surfboard (or something like that) as your cable
modem?
If so, the problem is between your Linksys and cable modem most likely.
They often require lots of "reboots" in various order before they talk
to each other. Even after they do talk to each other, you will find
there a lot of traffic even though you are not doing anything online.
There is known problem there and I have never tried to flash the Linksys
router with third party Linux OS, so I do not know if that solves the
problem. (I do not know about current models of surfboards and Linksys
Router, but I had that problem couple of years ago. I think My modem is
SB 5100 or something like that.... too lazy to put light under the
table....)
The way around Cox's fee for networking is to just do it yourself. It is
just there to charge people who do not understand anything about
networking. Businesswise, I think they are covering the cost for some
of the tech support calls from people who do not know anything about
networking.
It shouldn't be their business how many computers you have in your
internal network. (IMHO)
Petri
Chris Johnston wrote:
> I just got Cox internet today and I'm having difficulty installing my
> Linksys WRT54G router. My connection works fine connected directly to
> the modem. I also notice that Cox charges an additional fee for
> networking. Why is this and is there a way around it?
>
> Chris
>
> --
> An idealist is a person who helps other people to be prosperous.
> Henry Ford
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