Win2k - How do get Comcast to work without the software

[hellomcfly]

well my friend is in dire need to reformat his computer .. i told him i would come over and install win2k and all the stuff for him .. but the only thing he cant find is the Comcast CD. so does anyone know how to set it up to work with out the software ? im sure this is actually better so you dont have that crap software on the computer


thanks !

 

[JackMDS]

Assuming that he has an external Ethernet Modem and a NIC in his computer.

You probably do not need the CD, just configure the NIC with TCP/IP, and use Internet Explorer.

Could be authentication issue (MAC number), if there is such an issue you need to call Comcast.

 

[PowerEngineer]

Originally posted by: JackMDS
Assuming that he has an external Ethernet Modem and a NIC in his computer.

You probably do not need the CD, just configure the NIC with TCP/IP, and use Internet Explorer.

Could be authentication issue (MAC number), if there is such an issue you need to call Comcast.

Yes, I think Jack's right. I'm now been assimulated into the Borg...I mean, Comcast... after being with AT&T and @Home. Although they like you to install thier software, it's not really necessary (or all that helpful). I did find that when I was switched over to Comcast that I had to reconfigure my router with my original PC's MAC address to get the service back up.

 

[Kadarin]

Comcast (in Sunnyvale, CA, anyway) requires no special software to get it working, nor does it require registering a MAC address. When the installer is onsite to install, he'll set IE up with a specific proxy address and then log into a specific attbi.com website where he'll manually activate the account by filling out an online form that ties the specific cable modem to the cable internet subscriber account. After that, it works by standard dhcp, and you can change the connection from the PC to a router without special configuration.

I never installed the software (my ex g/f's parents did, and they're complaining of longer bootup times). There's a LOT of junk on the Comcast software CD, lots of misc DLL files and whatnot, with no clear description of what it all is or what it all does.

 

[Nothinman]

I've been using Comcast since they took over and have never even seen the CDs you're talking about, the box connected to the cable is running Linux too so it's not like they'd do anything.

 

[gunrunnerjohn]

When I first got my Comcast account, they were using @home as their network manager, and you needed a special computer name they assigned for the account to connect. Since Comcast did their own network a couple of years back, all you need is a cable modem that has it's MAC address registered with Comcast, I never use their software to install a new cable broadband account.

 

[hellomcfly]

thanks guys no software needed .. just configure DCHP and your good to go .. we where just alittle confused if we needed the software because when he first got the cable service they where " Comcast@home " and it never came to me that now it is just Comcast and none of the @home crap is needed

 

[Nothinman]

Even when it was @Home the software wasn't needed, atleast I never used it.

 

[gunrunnerjohn]

You're right, when it was @home I didn't use their software, just the computer name they assigned to my account.