wrote: > [...] > 1) Is it worth renting a modem from Cox? It seems that a modem would quickly > pay for itself at $15/month. It's a bit like those extended warranty plans. In my case, I wound up replacing the modem several times, so it was worthwhile to rent it. Now that I'm on one of the SurfBoard modems, all seems stable and I may consider purchasing one. > 2) Any recommendations for a good Cox-compatible modem? I would like to get > one that does DHCP like my current Cisco 675, so that I can run my several > linux boxen on one IP. As David mentioned, it's simple enough to use a Linux box as your gateway/firewall and let it do DHCP, DNS and whatever services you require internally. Good luck with it! - Bob