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Unofficial Sun Blade 100 FAQ : Sun Blade 100 hardware questions : Can I use a Cable Modem with the Sun Blade 100?

April 26, 2017blade Cable modem hardware Sun unofficial

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Unofficial Sun Blade 100 FAQ : Sun Blade 100 hardware questions : Can I use a Cable Modem with the Sun Blade 100?

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Yes, but only if there is a way for the Sun Blade 100 to talk to the modem. Your best bet will be a modem that uses a standard network cable to connect to the computer. For example, I have a 3Com Cable Modem (Model CMX), and simply connecting the network cable and running a DHCP client gives me access. In fact, if you configure Solaris to use DHCP from the start then you have really no problems. It’s easier than I expected. There seem to be a lot of cable modems and DSL devices that use USB, and of course you might not have any choice because of your cable company. BT supply a USB interface for their ADSL service, for instance. Although the Sun Blade 100 has plenty of USB ports, I’m not aware of any drivers Solaris to support cable modems or DSL – does anyone have any information? michael@wells.org.