Qwest DSL to Cox@Home

Mon, 11 Jun 2001 18:08:59 -0400

All,

Soon, I will be moving from South Chandler to the Northwest corner of Mesa.  
Having moved to Chandler from Pennsylvania, it was the first time I have ever
had a fast internet connection using Qwest DSL.  I am moving in about two weeks
and so naturally, one of my requirements for a new place to live was a fat 
network pipe (dial-up never again!).  

Unfortunatley, I didn't have much luck finding a new place that also had DSL, so
I am settling for Cox Cable and was looking for a little advice to aid in the 
switch over:

1) Is it worth renting a modem from Cox?  It seems that a modem would quickly
pay for itself at $15/month.

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.

3) Anyone looking to get Qwest DSL and need the hardware?  If so, I would be 
willing to sell you my Cisco 675 for pretty cheap.  This external modem/router
allows you to plug the phone line in one port and 10baset in the other.  I have 
mine hooked up to a HUB connecting several machines.  I bought it for $150 and 
it works great.  Make me an offer if interested.

Thanks,

julian