Feature articles
Boost your speed if you are using Windows with your cable modem. Just a small change to
the registry can improve the efficency of the TCP/IP conncetion:
Learn what uncapping is, why and how it works and how the cable modem
service providers can fight it.
- Uncapping DOCSIS 1.0 cable modems. Schemes
and techniques.
Learn about sharing an internet connection with these
articles on the subject:
- Linksys Cable/DSL Router review. This box does in hardware
all you need for a simple home network, and it's reasonably cheap too.
- Cheap and Easy sharing using Windows
98 SE (or later). Minimal setup with adequate security for most users.
- NAT, Firewall and Proxy explained.
This article explains the concepts and some of the popular software implementations.
- Hardware NAT/Firewall is the
high-end setup, where the routing functions are put in place by separate boxes. Also check
the Linksys review, because these functions are geting down in price, where high-end may
not really be the right word.
Understand what the data privacy features of DOCSIS cable modems really does for you.
And what they don't!
- Baseline Privacy in DOCSIS. The goals and the shortcommings of
the security feature in most cable modems today.
Read about the market size and market share of DOCSIS cable modem vendors and vendors
of propritary and DVB modems.
- Market Information from the end of 1999. Who are the top players
in the market? -and how many cable modems are out there? Updated in
2002.
HomeNetHelp: Chris over at www.HomeNetHelp.com
just posted a quite interesting article on ganging
multiple IP connections together over a single cable modem in order to
increase throughput. If you are a speed freak, you should check this out.
Got comments? Let me know!
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