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Internal Cable Modem... is it possible?

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Actaeon

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I'm discussing a few things with people online, and they have this idea it would be really cool to have an internal cable modem. Somehow I don't believe its a good idea, because if it was, it would be on the market right now.

They suggest the digital line that comesf rom the wall, could just plug into a PCI card into your computer, and you'd recieve your bandwidth that way. As far as networing other computers, they believe there could be NICs built into the same PCI card as well, and you could even use the same card as a router.

Sounds good. But I think theres some reason this hasn't been made yet. Because theres some limitation somewhere on the PCI bus or something.

Someone enlighten me if this is possible at all?

Thanks
Jonathan
 
You would at minimum double broken hardware, tech support calls, and screwed up computers.

Having the end user or even a installer open up a computer is bad news
 
There's internal DSL modems that I've seen. I think issues with internal cable/dsl modems include end users opening their pc's, interference, and networking (you'd have to leave the gateway on to distribute the connection). The interference seems to be solved with that shield on the Motorola though.
 
There are times when a cable modem has to be turned on and off to recycle and clear it - this is a PITA with an internal modem. In fact, internal modems are relatively speaking, inferior to externals, even with dialup. Why have your modem "on" when you are not using it? Cable modems are on all the time - why have your computer on and be open to hackers when you are not using it?
 
I think you don't see much of them because they wouldn't work well with routers, if at all. Most need to share the connection with multiple PCs. Having the cable modem inside a PC just doesn't make sense.
 
They are not mainstream because knowledgable users prefer externals that are independent of the computer. Plus it is useful to monitor the LED sequences and flashes. So, chalk it up to a marketing decision.
 
Yup, I like (relatively speaking) being able to see that my connection is dead @ the modem without having to crawl around behind my box. This also lets me add a router.
 
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