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8th April 2009, 01:40 AM
|  | Modding Expert | | Join Date: Dec 2007, 848 posts. Location: Northern Ontario, Canada Reputation:  | |  Another, another network question for the love of god.
Hopefully this will be last one.
Now, I just figured out this thing.
My landlord owned and subscribed the cable internet, and he informed me that i should be able to use the cable ( TV cable to be exact ) and use it as internet.
Question is that, am I be able to use the internet from the TV cable?
How can i do this and where will i find the good quality cable modem box?
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8th April 2009, 02:14 AM
|  | TST Guru | | Join Date: Mar 2008, 1,360 posts. Location: USA, KY Reputation: | | |
Usually you have to get a modem from the cable company. If you do indeed have a internet package then you should be able to get one from the cable company.
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8th April 2009, 02:37 AM
| | Modding Expert | | Join Date: Dec 2007, 848 posts. Location: Northern Ontario, Canada Reputation: | | |
And what if they don't provide it, what is the alternative?
My landlord's internet box is from tv cable to the box and output is RJ-45 cable to computer.
Any info i can find out about it?
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8th April 2009, 04:21 AM
|  | TST Oracle | | Join Date: Dec 2007, 8,001 posts. Location: Market Haemorrhoids, Middle England Reputation: | | |
Sounds like a can of worms to me, BW!
If the output from the 'box' you mention is ethernet then it may be a router or a modem. The best way to find out is to connect your PC to it and then run IPCONFIG from the command prompt (cmd at Start > run) and see if you a) get an ip address from it and b) if you can ping (say) google.com
Let us know how you get on!
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8th April 2009, 04:46 AM
| | Modding Expert | | Join Date: Dec 2007, 848 posts. Location: Northern Ontario, Canada Reputation: | | |
Problem with that, albert. I don't have the Coaxial card for my computer.
<Outgoing --------<Incoming-------<<Internet
=================
|----------------------- O---|
|---===<<<<<<< OOO-|
|----==----------------O---|
=================
The O shaped as TV cable, or Coaxial cable
The === shaped as RJ-45 is the output to the computer or to router.
My question is that, to use the special box to give me the internet, from the tv cable ? If so, where can i find it?
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8th April 2009, 05:06 AM
| | Modding Expert | | Join Date: Dec 2007, 848 posts. Location: Northern Ontario, Canada Reputation: | | |
Double post = Sorry!
never mind, i found the answer. it was scientific atlanta 2100, so i will give it a try somewhere in next month. Many thanks.
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8th April 2009, 09:29 PM
|  | TST Expert | | Join Date: Aug 2008, 776 posts. Reputation: | |
Usually, and I mean usually, a cable company will ping the cable modems in use.
One can run multiple connections off a router but modems may have to be
purchased from the cable company to be used. I have a similar setup here
but already had an extra modem so just called cable company and added mine
for a $20/month charge.
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8th April 2009, 09:46 PM
| | Modding Expert | | Join Date: Dec 2007, 848 posts. Location: Northern Ontario, Canada Reputation: | | |
Went to cable company and i got the answer, but I will need the permission from landlord, so i went back and asked him.
he replied that I have to purchase the separated internet cable, which it could exceed 250 dollars to install it from outside.
I'm going to throw this thread away for now until i can move to the new flat.
Thanks guys for your replies on my thread.
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9th April 2009, 07:31 AM
| | TST Oracle | | Join Date: Dec 2007, 8,001 posts. Location: Market Haemorrhoids, Middle England Reputation: | | |
Is there a local wireless point you could use?
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16th April 2009, 03:43 PM
| | Modding Expert | | Join Date: Dec 2007, 848 posts. Location: Northern Ontario, Canada Reputation: | | |
Not really, albert.
The other choice i have is to buy the high quality wireless USB for my computer then, which i will post the new thread about it.
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16th April 2009, 04:46 PM
| | TST Oracle | | Join Date: Dec 2007, 8,001 posts. Location: Market Haemorrhoids, Middle England Reputation: | | |
Hope the housemove goes well!
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16th April 2009, 06:01 PM
| | TST Expert | | Join Date: Aug 2008, 776 posts. Reputation: | | Quote:
Originally Posted by bushwhacker  Not really, albert.
The other choice i have is to buy the high quality wireless USB for my computer then,\ which i will post the new thread about it. | A usb receiver is no good without a wireless transmitter you say is not available.
Unless you mean receiving some satellite signal like Verizon broadband anywhere
which is not cheap.
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