[MLIST] [olug] Has Anyone Gotten the New Cox (Motorola Surfboard) to work with Linux?

[David Walker]

Reset the modem.  Some of them memorize the arp address of the network card 
connected to them and won't work with a different computer unless they are 
reset.

On Tuesday 17 December 2002 08:59 pm, Jay Woods wrote:
> I'm running Mandrake 8.2. My old very original Cox Modem had quit working
> (according to the Cox technician). The Cox technician recommended a new
> Motorola Surfboard modem and that the old one be returned.
>
> Now my old Windows system will hook up to the modem fine.
> Neither the Linux system in the dhcp mode nor in the static mode to the
> address given by winipcfg will work with the modem.
>
> Any suggestions?