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SUSE 9.1 and AOL cable modem
I access the internet through AOL, on MY computer. I can log onto AOL no problem. When I go to setup the internet connection sharing. Tell me what I'm doing wrong, or what I can do to share my AOL connection (which I access by dialing up) through the LAN connectoin, so he can access the internet, when I'm on in

I have cable modem and aol broadband
Spam mailers WILL be reported to their respective postmasters and AOL TOSSPAM! Rae, The carrier signal is that 'shrieking noise' the modems make. Unfortunately, you can't just record it and play it back. That's their special language. Your modem is talking to the AOL modem and they don't always say the same thing

The Economic Impact of Stimulating Broadband Nationally
Will Dormann wdorm...@yahoo.com.invalid comp dcom modems alt certification a-plus A friend is having trouble with a PC being able to dial up to AOL, and I'd like to know if anybody here has any advice. After a thunderstorm, her modem stopped working. I looked at the machine at a different location and verified that

Unable to Update Windows through new modem/router
D.Currie dmbcur...@hotmail.com microsoft public windowsxp general Are you saying that you connect ok, but you're bothered that AOL's info doesn't show the modem? Is it important that it shows this info? I mean, if it works, why fiddle with things that might make it not work? As far as why it's that way, it's an AOL

An AOL Mystery- I'm stumped
As ATM networks don't use MAC addresses I don't think the ISP could use a MAC address to check that the correct modem/router was in use. That applies to AOL (of which the OP was asking) and Sky (which I mentioned), but I think not to Virgin/NTL/Telewest which I believe do use ethernet protocols over their cables

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AOL is their (I presume broadband) ISP I have heard stories of AOL users having special software.. So I suspect that it may not be as simple as connect(with NAT router or via Windows with USB modem) and done, like with any other broadband ISP. Is it as simple as that? Or do they -force- the user to use their

Modem for PPC?
As a practical example, NTL modems will hand an IP address to the first device that requests it, after which the modem will only send and receive data to that MAC address. You have to reboot the modem to use a different MAC address. NTL set-top boxes go a step further, and any MAC addresses you wish to use must be

Internal modem not working in Performa 6400/180
David Wright david_c_wri...@hotmail.com alt os linux suse DaoHung wrote: Any comments for setting up AOL cable modem. SUSE already shown for experient peolple but it's so complicated to me who is new with linux. Please help. Thanks, Hung What make of modem are you using? What have you tried, what doesn't work,

WINDOWS 2000 AND AOL
The AOL software almost certainly can't do anything with it. You could, of course, connect to AOL via TCP/IP after connecting to the net, if you want. I have no trouble getting to the internet through my Airport, but not sure how to go about getting the computer to run it's modem out through the USB port.

Connecting a user to AOL (anything I should know?!)
BobDelaney BobDela...@msn.com microsoft public windowsxp setup_deployment If the modem works with, for example, a fax application without signing onto AOL, then the issue you likely have is a compatibility issue with your AOL software rather than a problem with the operating system.

AOL Broadband + Router with USB Modem?
OK: I'm ok with computers, and Finally got an Optimum Online Cable Modem. In the past i accessed usenet newsgroups thru AOL, but now i want to download the really big files [video/music] and AOL always gives me that "The article youre trying to download is too big....blah blah...will save as a text file... blah

AOL using BT Voyager (USB) modem
Windows vaguely calls the option something about DSL modem and PPPoE. Of course.. So to connect using a DSL or cable modem.. you choose that option. And which an ISP uses is of course nothing to do with whether you are using a NAT Router or a DSL modem. So I always guessed that when connecting with a DSL modem,

Best AOL version for 56K modem?
I think that tendency is decreasing, though, as it becomes more and more common for households to have more than one computer, and more than one computer user wanting internet access at a time. ... and have a modem that allows only 1 MAC to talk on the internet. This used to be said of NTL's ethernet cable modems

How do you decommision a AOL Plus USB satellite modem?
TEESCANS teescans2...@yahoo.com alt aol tricks yes you get the BYOA for less but by the time you add in your local isp and then the cost of the aol byoa you wind up paying about the same. Also there is a program out there that allows aol to work with outlook. The only aol will have you mail a modem before they send

AOL Question
Ned Hamilton nwsgrp...@home.com microsoft public win98 networking You don't explain in your question how you connect to the Internet; I'm assuming you use a 56k or slower dialup modem to call AOL. If that's the case, no, sorry, you cannot both access the Internet at the same time. There are a number of ways to do

The Economic Impact of Stimulating Broadband Nationally
BigJim woody10...@hotmail.com microsoft public windowsxp hardware call aol "matt" <m...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:964A9BD4-42BE-4433-AADB-E22A79D033F9@microsoft.com... My friend has a router provided by AOL called a thomson speedtouch 576. How can he install it without logging into aol as the

Help swiching to cable modem from AOL !!!!!
Hugh Watkins hugh_watk...@net.dialog.dk alt aol Just had the following advice:- If you are experiencing a slow connection to AOL 8.0, please check your connection: 1. At the Sign-On screen click SetUp 2. Click Expert Setup 3. Click the Devices/Modems tab 4. Ensure your modem is correctly identified 5.

Dial-Up Modem & Sharing Internet Connectin over network
However, if you are not receiving Modem in Use messages that would be a hard one to call. I am not an AOL lover because their software is too proprietary, It may prevent other Further, I would not be surprised to find out that AOL has put its customized modem initialization string in modem properties>advanced.

AOL Keeps looking for a Modem.....
I don't think that it makes a difference, since AOL's browser is based on Internet Explorer, but it's worth a try with Windows Update: 1. Connect to AOL. 2. Run Internet Explorer. 3. Type the Windows Update URL in the Internet Explorer address bar. It was just a thought on my part as I know from reading some posts

Technical question re modems
Wes bev...@access4less.net wrote: After updating windows XP home edition, I could not do anyting on AOL except view & delete e-mail. Get an AOL error message and wants me to exit and restart PC. Have done many things including working with AOL tech support, modem manufacturer support (changed modem) and reloaded